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why we fight
Global Maternal Mortality
WHO recognizes that 287,000 women died in 2020 as a result of pregnancy or childbirth of which 202,000 were from Sub-Saharan Africa. Maternal death serves as a key indicator of health and is associated with the accessibility of maternal and other health care services in a country.
giving birth in sierra leone
1 in 73 mothers who give birth in Sierra Leone, die from preventable childbirth complications. The maternal mortality ratio is double the global average and Sierra Leone has been listed as one of the 5 countries a woman is more likely to die in a given pregnancy.
healthcare infrastructure
As of 2015, there is only 1 doctor for every 31,000 people according to the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation. Of the 7.5 million citizens, there were only 245 board-certified physicians. Less than 0.1 physicians per 1,000 patients, less than 0.2 midwives and nurses per 1,000 patients, and less than 7% of the board-certified physicians are OB/GYN specialists.
clinics of sierra leone
Clinics across Sierra Leone are suffering from a lack of reliable power source, functional and up-to-date medical equipment and medicines, adequate staffing, running water, food for patients, and basic necessities for the delivery and postnatal room.
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Maternal mortality is a global HEALTH issue
No woman, despite geography, economic, or literacy status should die from childbirth!
The Mansaray Foundation’s strategic priorities and implementation methods support Goal 3 of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
The Mansaray Foundation is focused on target goal 3.1
Goal 3.1: By the year 2030 the UN’s targeted Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is 70 deaths or less per 100,000
Sierra Leone’s ratio is currently ~443 deaths per 100,000
