Donors making a difference to maternal health: the urgent drive to save women’s lives across the world

WHO
Oct 31, 2024

Donors making a difference to maternal health: the urgent drive to save women’s lives across the world


Globally each year 287,000 women die in pregnancy or childbirth. Most maternal deaths are caused by severe bleeding, high blood pressure, pregnancy-related infections, complications from unsafe abortion, and underlying conditions that can be aggravated by pregnancy (such as HIV/AIDS and malaria).

Most maternal deaths are preventable with access to high-quality healthcare. Ending preventable maternal death must remain at the top of the global agenda.

WHO works with a range of partners and national health authorities across its six Regions to strengthen maternal health services for all pregnant women. 

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