Reducing mortality, especially maternal and child mortality

Maternal mortality ratio

Strategic maternal mortality reduction plan 2004 2008, which is based on the 2003 strategic guidelines for reducing maternal mortality and the recommendations of the 2000 maternal mortality baseline of the national reproductive health programme.

Educated women have decreased maternal mortality

The major causes of maternal mortality are

What were the rates of maternal mortality?

Maternal mortality, though declining, was still high.

Our performance in infant mortality and maternal mortality has not been so good.

Table 11 Maternal mortality, by obstetric cause, 2002

Source Ministry of Health, maternal mortality surveillance system.

Table 13 Non obstetric maternal mortality, 2001 2002

The maternal mortality rate has remained generally low.

The second item on the agenda is maternal mortality.

In an effort to collect more accurate data on maternal mortality, in 1996 the Ministry of Health began implementing a maternal mortality surveillance system throughout the country.

Table 12 Maternal mortality, by primary cause of death, 2002

(2) Contributing to the Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Kenya

To prevent and reduce maternal and child morbidity and mortality.

Maternal mortality and the mortality of parents due to HIV AIDS often lead to or exacerbate poverty.

Young women who live in areas with high maternal mortality change their behavior less in response to HIV than young women who live in areas with low maternal mortality.

One of the difficulties in obtaining information on maternal and child mortality lies in the fact that the National Maternal and Child Health Survey (ENSMI),10 which is conducted periodically, does not reflect the indicators of maternal mortality satisfactorily.

Intra hospital maternal mortality per 1000 living births for some provinces

The infant, under five and maternal mortality rates are all worsening.

Reduction of the maternal mortality rate has been slow in improving.

An integrated campaign against disease and against maternal and infant mortality.

Infant and maternal mortality rates are reportedly higher among the displaced.

A priority of the Brazilian Government is to reduce maternal mortality.

Those programmes have served to reduce both maternal and newborn mortality rates.

The departments of this region have historically had the highest maternal mortality.

The MSPAS workplan establishes the reduction of maternal mortality as a priority.

Maternal mortality was still excessively high in her part of the world.

Clear strategies on maternal mortality and morbidity reduction should be also reflected.

Statistics on maternal mortality rates would be supplied to the Committee later.

However, the Committee is very concerned that despite decreases in the infant mortality rate, under five mortality rate and maternal mortality rate, these rates remain very high.

Goal 6 To reduce maternal mortality by three quarters between 1990 and 2015

(i) Maternal and child epidemiology, including mortality, morbidity and undernutrition and their causes

Maternal and child health, including the reduction of mortality, was a high priority.

(1) National Commission to Combat Maternal and Perinatal Mortality (Executive Decree No. 116 2000)

In 2002, the maternal mortality stood at 6 deaths per every 100,000 live births.

Target 6 Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio

For its part, the Health Management Information System (SIGSA) significantly under records maternal mortality.

23. The Committee is concerned about the alarming increase in the maternal mortality rate.

The infant mortality rate was only 17 per 1,000 live births, and Sri Lanka had achieved the Goal for maternal mortality rates also.

Therefore, in order to address female morbidity and mortality, the Ministry of Health develops the National Pact to Reduce Maternal and Neonatal Mortality.

By the same date, to have reduced maternal mortality by three quarters, and under five child mortality by two thirds, of their current rates.

More must be done to ensure that births were attended by qualified personnel because infant mortality was extremely high, and so was maternal mortality.