#maternal health

Mary Asumpta Gacheri, the newly installed President of the Rotary Club of Meru, has announced that her two-year tenure will focus on prioritizing maternal health and cancer awareness. She emphasized the club's commitment to enhancing community outreach through awareness campaigns, medical screening camps, and collaborations with health professionals, as stated during her installation ceremony.

The Bauchi State House of Assembly is proposing a law to address unsafe childbirth practices and unregulated blood transfusions, aiming to reduce preventable maternal deaths and enhance healthcare standards in the state. This initiative was announced by Speaker Dr. Abubakar Suleiman during a three-day retreat in Kano.

The State House health monitoring unit has identified several challenges contributing to maternal deaths in Bududa, Uganda, during a two-week visit to local health facilities. The team, led by Dr. Stephen Ataro Ayella, the assistant Director for northern Uganda, reported on the poor health delivery affecting expectant mothers in the region.

During the celebration of International Women’s Day 2026 in Uganda, Kayunga District emphasized the urgent issue of lacking a functional ambulance at Bbaale Health Centre IV, which endangers the lives of expectant mothers. The event, themed "Scaling up Investment to Accelerate Access to Justice for All Women and Girls," highlighted maternal health concerns while health workers pointed out the critical infrastructure gap affecting emergency services.

According to the WHO, the use of uterotonics immediately after childbirth helps reduce the risk of maternal deaths. The article discusses important measures to consider in preventing fatalities among pregnant women.

According to a report, Dar es Salaam is the leading region in Tanzania for maternal deaths, recording 382 deaths during the specified period. This places it first among five regions with the highest maternal mortality rates in the country.