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Every two minutes, a mother dies during pregnancy or childbirth – and so do nine newborns. Too often these deaths are the result of failing systems: facilities without basics like trained staff, power, or essential medicines.
Every two minutes, a mother dies during pregnancy or childbirth – and so do nine newborns. Too often these deaths are the result of failing systems: facilities without basics like trained staff, power, or essential medicines.
In Punjab, Pakistan, public facility birth rates surged from 61% in 2014 to 86% by 2024, adding an additional 350,000 deliveries at 24/7 centres every year by 2018 – a total volume surpassing even the UK’s NHS.
Health authorities in Sindh, Pakistan, expanded 24/7 maternity facilities and upgraded care, surging facility-based deliveries from 20% to 46% statewide.
Leaders in Sokoto State, Nigeria, quickly upgraded antenatal care, clinic infrastructure, and essential medicine stocks to secure safer deliveries for mothers.
In Punjab, Pakistan, public facility birth rates surged from 61% in 2014 to 86% by 2024, adding an additional 350,000 deliveries at 24/7 centres every year by 2018 – a total volume surpassing even the UK’s NHS.
Health authorities in Sindh, Pakistan, expanded 24/7 maternity facilities and upgraded care, surging facility-based deliveries from 20% to 46% statewide.
Leaders in Sokoto State, Nigeria, quickly upgraded antenatal care, clinic infrastructure, and essential medicine stocks to secure safer deliveries for mothers.
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