Declining maternal mortality ratio in Uganda: Priority interventions to achieve the Millennium Development Goal

Abstract

Addressing health system issues, especially human resources, and increasingaccess to EmOC could reduce maternal mortality in Uganda and enable the country to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG).

War and Gender Inequalities in Health: The Impact of Armed Conflict on Fertility and Maternal Mortality

“…Arguably, the most important factor implicated in maternal deaths in conflict and post-conflict settings is poor quality or the complete absence of EmOC services. A study in Uganda (49) has revealed that the availability of basic services such as a midwife in a health facility can reduce case fatality rate by up to 80%. Unfortunately such services are largely absent in a lot of conflict settings.…”

Perinatal death audits in a peri-urban hospital in Kampala, Uganda

“…In Uganda the perinatal mortality rate of 70 deaths per total 1000 births is unacceptably high. Although majority of the deliveries occur at home, substandard obstetric care in the different hospitals continues to be a cause of maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality 2 . Hospital-based studies in low income countries have shown that up to 3 out of 4 perinatal deaths may be due to suboptimal care 3,4 .…”

Paediatric surgery and anaesthesia in south-western Uganda: a cross-sectional survey

“…7 Recent surveys suggest that essential resources are not in place in rural hospitals in low-income countries. [8][9][10] Uganda, a low-income country, faces considerable challenges in the provision of paediatric surgical care. Of its rapidlygrowing population of 31.7 million, 49% is under 15 years of age and 88% lives in rural areas.…”