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 | Mar 2, 2015 | Awareness, Country Profile, Worseing Conditions, Worst Conditions
Photo courtesy of Time magazine Although it has been on the decline for more than two decades, maternal mortality in Yemen will likely increase amid prolonged fighting and governmental collapse. Of the Middle East and North Africa region and the rest of the world,...
by Matt Stearmer | Jul 9, 2013 | Awareness, Country Profile, Worst Conditions
Maternal Health Issues: Women Living In Poverty And Rural Areas Are Systematically Excluded From Receiving Quality Care1 Maternal Health is precarious in Guinea-Bissau. This small West African nation has a dismal track record in providing care for women and mothers....
by Matt Stearmer | Jun 27, 2013 | Awareness, Country Profile, Worst Conditions
Maternal Mortality – Delays In Transporting Women In Labor To Health Facilities Was The Primary Cause Of Eventual Death With just over one million inhabitants in about 10,000 square kilometers, the Gambia is a densely populated West African country that has...
by Matt Stearmer | Jun 19, 2013 | Awareness, Country Profile, Worst Conditions
Complex circumstances hamper progress reducing maternal mortality in Côte D’Ivoire. Like most under-developed countries reducing maternal mortality in Côte D’Ivoire is not a simple or straightforward task. Thankfully some progress is being made. The West...
by Matt Stearmer | Jun 17, 2013 | Awareness, Country Profile, Worst Conditions
Reducing Maternal Mortality in Djibouti Faces Substantial Challenges Many different conditions from cultural practices, to infrastructure and the economy make reducing maternal mortality rates extremely difficult. Djibouti is an exceptionally small nation, with only...
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