Childbirth is biggest killer of women in South Sudan
Sunday, 22 July 2012 02:39 Lagu Francis Health >>> . Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) says maternal mortality in South Sudan still remains the worst in the world. A 2012 report entitled Women's Security in South Sudan released by the Geneva based think-tank Small Arms Survey (SAS) says childbirth and pregnancy rather than conflict, is the nation's biggest killers of girls and women. The report says many deaths are not reported because 90% of women in the South Sudan give birth at home without professional assistance. The report also says a national survey carried out in 2006 indicates that 2,054 deaths per 100,000 live births may have been under estimated. Caroline Delany, a health specialist with CIDA-South Sudan says more women die in childbirth per capita in South Sudan than in any other country in the world. CIDA funds a number of maternal health programmes in South Sudan. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
