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One woman dies every 2 mins in pregnancy, childbirth: UN
These new statistics reveal the urgent need to ensure every woman and girl has access to critical health services, Tedros said.
Sun Feb 26 2023
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Maternal mortality cut by almost half in 25 years: UN
However, only nine countries have achieved the targets set by the UN, a report by UN agencies and the World Bank said Thursday.
Thu Nov 12 2015
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Malaysia succeeds in reducing maternal death rate
The government had also set a target to further reduce the rate to only 11 maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births by 2015.
Sun Jun 30 2013