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Unveiling the Power of Community-Led Solutions: Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis in West Africa 

Près d’une décennie s’est écoulée depuis l’entrée en vigueur des objectifs de développement durable (ODD), et les progrès réalisés au niveau mondial en matière de réduction de la mortalité maternelle ont stagné.   

En Afrique de l’Ouest, les mères sont confrontées à des taux de mortalité maternelle parmi les plus élevés au monde et courent un risque accru de mourir de complications évitables lors de l’accouchement et de la grossesse. Ce risque est exacerbé par des contextes sécuritaires fragiles, des systèmes de santé débordés et les effets du changement climatique.   

À l’approche de 2030, nous devons, en tant qu’ONG nationales et internationales, institutions gouvernementales, organismes régionaux et défenseurs de la santé maternelle, redoubler d’efforts pour réduire le taux mondial de mortalité maternelle à moins de 70 décès pour 100 000 naissances vivantes, comme le prévoit l’objectif de développement durable n° 3.    

Le jeudi 20 juin, rejoignez Pathfinder, Mali Health, USAID, UNFPA, l’Union africaine et les ministères de la santé du Burkina Faso, de la Côte d’Ivoire, du Mali et du Niger pour une discussion sur l’exploitation du pouvoir des solutions communautaires pour réduire la mortalité maternelle en Afrique de l’Ouest. Au cours de ce webinaire, les partenaires discuteront des progrès réalisés grâce aux solutions communautaires et réfléchiront à la meilleure façon de renforcer les capacités techniques des organisations locales et leurs compétences en matière de mobilisation des ressources.  

Ce webinaire se déroulera en français avec un interprète disponible pour l’anglais. 

We are almost one decade into the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) era, and global progress toward reducing maternal mortality has stagnated.  

Mothers in West Africa face some of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world, and are at increased risk of dying from preventable complications in childbirth and pregnancy. This risk is exacerbated by fragile security contexts, overwhelmed health systems, and impacts of climate change.  

As the world approaches 2030, we—as national and international NGOs, government bodies, regional institutions, and advocates for maternal health—must collectively intensity efforts toward reducing the global maternal mortality rate to less than 70 deaths per 100,000 live births, as described under SDG 3.  

On Thursday, June 20 join Pathfinder, Mali Health, USAID, African Union CARRMA, and the Ministries of Health of Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Niger for a discussion on harnessing the power of community-based solutions to curb maternal mortality in West Africa. During this online webinar, partners will discuss progress made though community-led solutions and reflect on how best to strengthen local organizations’ technical capacities and resource mobilization skills. 

This webinar will be hosted in French. English translation will be available.  

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