Millions Saved: Saving Mothers' Lives in Sri Lanka
2007
This case describes the Sri Lankan’s government continued commitment to providing a set of safe motherhood services even with limited national and health funds. These efforts have led to a decline in maternal mortality from 486 deaths per 100,000 live births to 24 deaths per 100,000 live births over four decades.
This case study is part of Millions Saved, a collection of case studies produced by the Center for Global Development that describes successful examples of large-scale efforts to improve health in low- and middle-income countries, as well as promising interventions that fell short of their health targets when scaled-up in real world conditions.
Millions Saved: Saving Mothers' Lives in Sri Lanka
Source:
Levine R. Saving Mothers’ Lives in Sri Lanka. Center for Global Development 2007. http://www.cgdev.org/page/case-6-saving-mothers-lives-sri-lanka.