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VIETNAM: Improving Maternal Mortality despite Financial Limitations

VIETNAM: Improving Maternal Mortality despite Financial Limitations

by Aimee Lindsay | Mar 8, 2016 | Awareness, Best Practices, Country Profile, Improving Conditions

Photo courtesy of Mathias Eick and European Commission DG ECHO Vietnam not only stands out from the surrounding region, but is also a remarkable example of how a country can mend maternal mortality even in the face of economic constraints. As of 2013, there were 49...
BAHRAIN: Consistent Concern for Maternal Health

BAHRAIN: Consistent Concern for Maternal Health

by Aimee Lindsay | Sep 26, 2015 | Awareness, Best Practices, Country Profile

Bahrain’s steady focus on maternal health care and the financial ability to provide it have led to low and stable maternal mortality rates for decades. With a maternal mortality ratio of 22 deaths per 100,000 live births (2013), women in The Kingdom of Bahrain face a...
ZAMBIA: Momentum in the Right Direction

ZAMBIA: Momentum in the Right Direction

by Aimee Lindsay | Sep 12, 2015 | Awareness, Country Profile, Improving Conditions

Photo courtesy of Margaret W. Nea and Bread for the World As one of the world’s fastest economically reformed countries, Zambia has made great strides in maternal health during the past decade. According to 2013 estimates, a Zambian woman faces a 1 in 59 risk of...
VENEZUELA: A Struggle to Improve Maternal Health

VENEZUELA: A Struggle to Improve Maternal Health

by Aimee Lindsay | May 24, 2015 | Awareness, Country Profile, Stagnating Conditions

Photo courtesy of Reinaldo Sardinha and MinMujer Maternal mortality in Venezuela has stagnated for the past two decades and the country’s maternal health programs lack stability because they rely heavily on the oil industry. Although maternal mortality was far...
SOMALIA: A Long Road to Rebuilding Maternal Health

SOMALIA: A Long Road to Rebuilding Maternal Health

by Aimee Lindsay | Mar 10, 2015 | Awareness, Country Profile, Improving Conditions, Worst Conditions

Photo courtesy of Australia for UNHCR With a critically damaged health system for over two decades, maternal health in Somalia is in tatters, although recent changes bring reason for hope. Since the collapse of the government in 1991, political upheaval, lawlessness,...
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