maternal mortality in afghanistan: prioritizing women dr. sayed m. amin fatimie ambassador islamic...
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Maternal Mortality in Afghanistan: Prioritizing women
Dr. Sayed M. Amin FatimieAmbassador
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
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Basic Factscapital: Kabul
Religion: Islam 99%,
others 1%
Language: National
official languages are
Pashto and Dari, up to
40 other languages are
spoken, multilingualism
is common
GDP: 14 Billion
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Afghanistan & Japan
Afghanistan Japan
Geography: Landlocked Archipelago
Area: 647,500sq.km 377,873sq.km
Topology: Arable land, mountainous, deserts
Mountainous
Population: 28-32 million 127.7 million
Demographics (age): 0-14: 44.7%15-64: 52.9%Over 65: 2.4%
0-14: 13.1%15-64: 64%Over 65: 22.9%
Population Growth Rate:
2.375% -1.278%
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Maternal Mortality Ratio - Historically
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Afghan Women in Society• Women are valued members of Afghan society, both now
and historically.
• Afghanistan was a regional leader in women’s rights, having allowed voting rights and many other rights early.
• By the 1970s and 80s, women’s place in society increased to the point where, among many other achievements, women outnumbered men 80-20 at Kabul University.
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Maternal Mortality Ratios• Under the oppressive Taliban regime, women lost many
rights.
• In one such example, women were not allowed to be doctors
so women were not given proper care.
• Due to this, women’s heath problems increased – and
progress in areas such as the Maternal Mortality Ratio
stopped.
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Maternal Mortality Ratios
• In 1978, the mortality ratio in Afghanistan was 3,040 per
100,000 live births
• In 2002, the mortality ratio was 1600 per 100,000.
Comparatively, Japan was 10 per 100,000 and the US was
13 per 100,000 in 2000. Regional nations also had lower
ratios – Bangladesh, for example, had only 382 deaths per
100,000 live births (according to WHO estimates).
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Steps Taken to Save Lives
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Actions Taken• In 2003, a hospital for midwifery education was
erected with the support of USAID
• In 2003, Basic Health Care Packages were
launched, prioritizing the reduction of the
Maternal Mortality Ratio and Child Mortality Rate
• In 2007, the Maternity Waiting Home Project was
launched, helping 1000 women per month with
prenatal care, natal care, and postnatal care
• A series of educational pamphlets was created and
distributed nationwide
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Results• Between 2002 & 2009: 38% reduction in Maternal
Mortality Ratios
• 2010: According to preliminary reports by John Hopkins
University and the MoPH and other sponsors to be
released soon, MMR is now 290 per 100,000 live births
– a tremendous decline.
• While a great improvement, still compared to countries
like Japan, who had 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in
2008, we are still far off from where we aim to be.
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Working towards even more lives saved
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Future Goals• Reaching the Millennium Development Goals (created in
2002): For Afghanistan, we aim for a reduction of the
MMR by 75% by 2020 (50% by 2015 and an additional
25% by 2020)
• Establishing at least 1 healthcare center for every 25,000
people
• Employing 30,000 healthcare workers, including an
increased number of midwives
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Goals: How we will get there
• Through expanding such successful programs as the
“Basic Package of Health Services,” made in association
with USAID, the World Bank, EC, JICA, and other stake
holders which focused on training local Afghans on
sanitation and medical procedure, nationwide
• Expansion of the midwifery schools
• Implementation and Expansion of the Essential Package
of Hospital Services (EPHS)
• Promotion of use of offered medical services and public
health education
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Manana – Tashakor – ありがとうございます – Thank you