Timor-Leste achieved the highest under-5 mortality rate reduction in the world between 1990 and 2010, yet its maternal mortality ratio is still among the highest in the world. Deaths from pregnancy or pregnancy-related causes account for 42 percent of all deaths of women ages 15 to 49. USAID - US Agency for International Development’s Health Improvement Project, known locally as HADIAK, provides refresher training in basic lifesaving skills and infection control for nurses and medical staff, as well as training on how to operate X-ray machines and incubators that had gone unused for some time due to lack of electricity. The project has led to improved health care facilities and a resulting increase in the number of births that take place at a facility. Read more about the project here: usaid.gov/news-information/frontlines/maternal-child-health/building-healthy-families-with-hammers-and-nails #MomAndBaby
Posted on: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:05:00 +0000
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