Policy Objectives
Reduction In Maternal Mortality
 

To reduce maternal mortality ratio from 707 in 1997 to 394 in 2010 and further to below 250 in 2016 with the following specific objectives:

 

Increase antenatal care (ANC) coverage from 46 percent in 1997 to 67 percent in 2006, to 78 percent in 2011 and to 90 percent in 2016

Increase TT coverage from 51 percent in 1998-99 to 80 percent in 2006, and to 90 percent in 2011

Increase deliveries attended by trained personnel from 22 percent in 1997 to 50 percent in 2006, to 65 percent in 2011 and to 80 percent in 2016

Increase institutional deliveries from 17 percent in 1997 to 35 percent in 2006, to 45 percent in 2011 and to 55 percent in 2016

Reduce mild and moderate anaemia among mothers from 47 percent in 1997 to 32 percent in 2006 to 23 percent in 2011 and to 15 percent in 2016

Eliminate severe anaemia among all women by 2011

Create a pregnancy-testing facility at each PHC and CHC by 2011

Strengthen the systems to identify pregnant mothers at risk and referral system to attend to high-risk cases

Introduce RTI and STI testing facilities and ensure availability of trained medical personnel to treat RTI and STI clients at all CHCs and PHCs by 2011

 
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