Maternal death reviews help countries identify missed opportunities and plan interventions

Every year, an estimated 303 000 women die due to complications in pregnancy and childbirth. Most of these deaths could be prevented with high-quality care. However, accurate information on how many women died, where they died and how they died is often lacking in most countries.
Source: WHO Feature Stories - Category: Global & Universal Tags: surveillance [subject], yellow fever [subject], yellow fever [subject], African Region [region], Feature [doctype], Sierra Leone [country] Source Type: news