Maternal deaths in developing countries: A preventable tragedy

Hepatitis E, a Vaccine-Preventable Cause of Maternal Deaths

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major cause of illness and of death in the developing world and disproportionate cause of deaths among pregnant women. Although HEV vaccine trials, including trials conducted in populations in southern Asia, have shown candidate vaccines to be effective and well-tolerated, these vaccines have not yet been produced or made available to susceptible populations. Survei...

Maternal Mortality in Developing Countries

According to the latest estimates of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), 529,000 women still die every year from complications of their pregnancy, and nearly 90% of these deaths are in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia [1]. Obstetric complications continue to represent the major cause among women of childbearing age, far ahead o...

Reversing motor vehicle injuries: a preventable tragedy.

Septic/unsafe abortion: a preventable tragedy.

BACKGROUND Unsafe abortion is one of the greatest neglected problems of health care in developing countries like Pakistan. In countries where abortions are restricted women have to resort to clandestine interventions to have an unwanted pregnancy terminated. The study was conducted to find out the prevalence of septic induced abortion and the associated morbidity and mortality and to highlight ...

Improving the use of confidential enquiries into maternal deaths in developing countries.

Confidential enquiries into maternal deaths aim to identify areas where clinic cal practice is deficient. This approach thi can improve practice and prevent maternal deaths.1 Despite the general acceptance of the utility of confidential enquieries, achieving a high level of colc lective interest in their practical applicac bility as an evidencecbased approach in developing countries will requir...