A Safe Delivery: MSF's experience in Sierra Leonne & Burundi

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A SAFE DELIVERY:

IN KABEZI DISTRICT, BURUNDI, AND BO DISTRICT, SIERRA LEONE, MSF IS THE ONLY EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE PROVIDER. NUMBER OF WOMEN DYING FROM PREGNANCY IN KABEZI

SIERRA LEONE & BURUNDI

NUMBER OF WOMEN DYING FROM PREGNANCY IN BO

MSF’S EXPERIENCE IN

= 74 % LESS THAN NATIONAL LEVEL = 61 % LESS THAN NATIONAL LEVEL

MSF’s adopted model:

287,000 women worldwide die each year giving birth.

99%

OF MATERNAL DEATHS OCCUR IN POOR COUNTRIES ...

Infographic design by Organised Chaos

AMBULANCE SYSTEM AND EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE.

Compared to Sweden, Burundi’s and Sierra Leone’s women are 200 times more likely to die giving birth.

The total annual running costs of these programs are equivalent to:

€1.5 FOR EACH PERSON IN BO €3.2 FOR EACH PERSON IN KABEZI


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