The African region has made progress in lowering maternal mortality since 2000 but needs a 12-fold increase in the annual reduction rate to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SGD) target of ...

With approximately 75,000 maternal deaths in the same year, Nigeria also had highest number of maternal deaths in the world, ...

The World Health Organisation of the African region said each year, an estimated 178,000 mothers and one million newborns die in the African region—many from preventable causes.

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With the wiping out of global aid to maternal health, it feels necessary to point out that fewer unplanned births means fewer ...

Since 2000, global maternal mortality has decreased by 40 per cent, and for the first time, no country is estimated to have an 'extremely high' maternal mortality rate of over 1,000 deaths per 100,000 ...

Across the African region, an estimated 178,000 women die each year due to complications in pregnancy or childbirth.

World Health Day sheds some light on the urgent health issues affecting people globally. An initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO), this day is celebrated with different themes every year.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has dedicated World Health Day 2025 to maternal and newborn health. In her message on ...

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of mortality and disability in India, contributing to 31.8% of deaths ...

Three decades of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study were analyzed for trends in global, regional, and national ...