Perceptions and viewpoints on proceedings of the Fifteenth Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union Debate on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Development, 25–27 July 2010, Kampala, Uganda

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Out of 358000 maternal deaths that occurred globally in 2008, 57.8% occurred in continental Africa. Africa had a maternal mortality ratio of 590 compared to 14 in developed regions, 68 in Latin America and Caribbean, and 190 in Asia....

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Main Authors: Sambo Luis, Kirigia Joses, Ki-Zerbo Georges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Proceedings
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1753-6561/5/S5/S1