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...
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...
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,...
by Aimee Lindsay | Feb 20, 2015 | Awareness, Country Profile, Improving Conditions
Photo courtesy of Ian Riley and Wikipedia For over two decades, Peru has made advances in maternal health except in rural areas, where maternal death statistics remain unchanged. Peru’s maternal mortality ratio—previously one of the highest in the region—has declined...
by Aimee Lindsay | Feb 8, 2015 | Awareness, Country Profile, Improving Conditions
Photo courtesy of The Bahamas Weekly Government efforts to improve women’s access to a full range of reproductive health services directly contribute to the decline of maternal mortality. As of 2008, the lifetime risk of dying from maternal causes in the Bahamas was 1...
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