Commitment to zero preventable maternal deaths
Commitment description:Brighter Communities Worldwide are committed to the overall goal of zero preventable maternal deaths by 2030. We will continue to take a multi-faceted with the Ministry of Health focusing on population and clinical health. We are committed to working in partnership with the Ministry of Health in rolling out the Community Health Strategy, training Community Health Volunteers, Community Health Committees, and strengthening the referral systems between the community and the health facilities. We are also committed to strengthening the health system through the capacity development of health staff and the provision of resources.
Mode of engagement:
- Programmatic actionOur Maternal and New-Born Health Strategy promotes a continuum of care throughout life, aimed at reducing the high rates of maternal and child mortality
Achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health as a part of universal health coverage (UHC)(3) Zero preventable maternal deaths and maternal morbidities, such as obstetric fistulas, by, inter alia, integrating a comprehensive package of sexual and reproductive health interventions, including access to safe abortion to the full extent of the law, measures for preventing and avoiding unsafe abortions, and for the provision of post-abortion care, into national UHC strategies, policies and programmes, and to protect and ensure all individuals’ right to bodily integrity, autonomy and reproductive rights, and to provide access to essential services in support of these rights.
