Speaking at a roundtable organised by bdnews24.com, the UNFPA representative identified some “triggers and drivers” of the vulnerability of would-be-mothers in Bangladesh. bdnews24.com organised the discussion in partnership with Unicef that launched a global campaign in February to keep ‘every child alive’. The government launched midwifery as a separate profession with the help of UNFPA in 2010 when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made this commitment at the UN General Assembly. The UNFPA chief said their target is to accelerate the progress of creating midwives and bring down the maternal death rate which is, she said, currently 170 per 100,000 live births. Unicef is a major partner in maternal and neonatal health efforts in Bangladesh and is supporting the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in implementing major initiatives in maternal, neonatal and child health.

Source: bd News24 April 25, 2018 13:52 UTC