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MDG#5 Improve maternal health
In 2000, more than half a million women died in childbirth or from pregnancy-related complications. Ninety-nine percent of these deaths, many of them preventable, occur in developing countries. Infections, severe blood loss and unsafe abortions account for the majority of deaths. Goal 5 calls for reducing the rate of maternal mortality by 75 percent by 2015. To achieve this Goal, more investment in and better management of health systems is needed to improve the quality and coverage of service delivery. Additionally, governments must work with local communities to provide improved prenatal and postnatal care for the poor. Universal access to reproductive health care - including family planning, care during pregnancy and after childbirth, and emergency obstetric care - will save women's lives and the lives of their children.
Target:
- Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio.
Links:United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA)
www.unfpa.org/rh
UNFPA, a United Nations agency, is the world's largest international source of funding for population and reproductive health programs. It works with governments and non-governmental organizations to support programs that assist with family planning, pregnancy, birth, avoiding STIs and HIV/AIDS, and combating violence against women. International Center for Research on Women
www.icrw.org
ICRW's mission is to improve the lives of women in poverty, advance women's equality and human rights, and contribute to their broader economic and social well-being. See a full list of Goal 5 links >> |
