International Journal of Women's Health Care(IJWHC)

Department of General Medicine and Surgery, University of Rwanda, Rwanda

Publications

• Research Article   
  Procrastination of Global Progress in Tackling Maternal and Newborn Deaths: Need to Act Differently for Different Outcomes
  Author(s): Olivier Sibomana*
  
  Maternal and newborn mortality is great public health issue that need strong global attention. Although most of them are preventable, an estimate of 4.5 million, including 0.29 million maternal deaths, 1.9 million stillbirths, and 2.3 million newborn deaths, occurs every year. This is equivalent to the death of 800 women and 6700 newborns every day or the death of one pregnant woman or newborn every seven seconds. The regions with the highest death rates include Sub- Saharan Africa and Central and Southern Asia. Despite many available interventions, if offered to all expectant mothers and newborns, would greatly reduce maternal and newborn mortality burden, the world is off track to meet the global targets for maternal deaths, infant deaths and stillbirths, and this should not be acceptable. Even though there has been considerable progress in maternal and newborn health (MNH) care tha.. Read More»
  

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