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Maternal Health in Zimbabwe

Maternal Health in Zimbabwe . Ben Abraham Kelly Lussier EC 348D Development Economics. Zimbabwe. Population: 13,771,721 Birth Rate: 32.47/1,000 Death Rate: 10.62/1,000 GDP: $10.81billion. Issue: Maternal Health. 95:100 Male:Female Mother’s mean age: 20.5

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Maternal Health in Zimbabwe

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  1. Maternal Health in Zimbabwe Ben Abraham Kelly Lussier EC 348D Development Economics

  2. Zimbabwe • Population: 13,771,721 • Birth Rate: 32.47/1,000 • Death Rate: 10.62/1,000 • GDP: $10.81billion

  3. Issue: Maternal Health • 95:100 Male:Female • Mother’s mean age: 20.5 • Physician density: 0.06 physicians/1,000 populations • Maternal mortality exceeds 960 per 100,000 live births • 3,000 mothers die giving birth each year

  4. Issue: HIV/AIDS • 1.17 million living with AIDS • 52% women • 13% children • Sexual transmission is main cause of spread; mother-to-child is second • 20% of under 5 mortality is caused by HIV/AIDS • indicates high levels of virus in mothers

  5. Issue: Child Health

  6. Issue: Weak Healthcare System • 2008 economic crisis drained Zimbabwe’s healthcare system of medical professionals • Lower wages forced them to leave to look for better work • brain drain • rural to urban (human capital) flight • Many hospitals/healthcare centers closed, especially in cities • Rural communities do not have proper infrastructure or personnel for quality maternal and child healthcare

  7. Solution: Health Transition Fund • $435 million pledged by UNICEF, EU, and other donors between 2011 and 2015 • Goals reduce maternal mortality by 70% and child mortality (under 5) by 36% • Increase number of doctors and nurses • Increase in critical medical stock

  8. Solution: Government and Education Policy • Subsidize hospital patient fees for mothers and their children to increase access • Increase education and training for childbirth to increase safe deliveries, mother and child survival • midwife training program

  9. Bibliography “Transition fund breathes new life into Zimbabwe’s health system.” UNICEF. Web. 20 April 2014. http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/zimbabwe_69816.html Phirl, Gift. “Zimbabwe’s maternal mortality crisis.” Al Jazeera. Web. 09 February 2014, accessed 20 April 2014. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/02/zimbabwe-maternal-mortality-crisis-20142561739198301.html “Zimbabwe.” Central Intelligence Agency. Web. 20 April 2014. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/zi.html “Zimbabwe 2012: Millennium Development Goals Progress Report.” The United Nations. 2013. http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/MDG/english/MDG%20Country%20Reports/Zimbabwe/MDGR%202012final%20draft%208.pdf “Zimbabwe: Health Profile.” World Health Organization. May 2013. http://www.who.int/gho/countries/zwe.pdf?ua=1

  10. Video • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoco091E2eE

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