MDG 5: Improve Maternal Health
The Goal: Improve Maternal Health
What Do We Want To Achieve?
◾Reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three quarters
◾Achieve universal access to reproductive health
What Have We Already Achieved?
◾Between 1990 to 2012, maternal mortality has decreased by 47%
◾During the last 10 years, the number of deliveries attended to by skilled health personnel increased from 55% to 63% and the percentage of women who received prenatal care increased from 63% to 80%
What Challenges Remain?
◾Every minute, a woman dies due to complications from childbirth, more than half a million worldwide per year
◾Health coverage remains low in sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia, regions where the majority of deaths are concentrated