Dakar, Jan 10 (APS) – Senegal is aiming for a target of 94 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births by 2028 as part of a new strategic plan, we learned on Friday from the head of the unit of promotion and partnership at the Directorate of Mother and Child Health (Dsme), Massamba Sall.
”In the new DSME strategic plan, the objective is to reduce maternal mortality from 153 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 to 94 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births by 2028,” said Massamba Sall .
He was speaking at a workshop focused on the use of digital technology for the promotion of sexual and reproductive health and the creation of online content organized by the Association of Journalists in Population Health and Development (Ajspd).
Massamba Sall added that this plan also aims to “reduce infant and child mortality from 40 deaths per 1000 live births in 2023 to 29.3 deaths per 1000 live births in 2028”.
He also noted that “this plan also wants to reduce neonatal mortality from 23 deaths per 1000 live births in 2023 to 15.1 deaths per 1000 live births”.
Concerning infant mortality, ”the plan aims to go from 31 deaths per 1000 births in 2023 to 20.4 deaths per 1000 live births by 2028,” said Massamba Sall.
Beyond the objectives linked to indicator data, the new DSME strategic plan calls for the integration of nutritional inputs into the SEN-PNA distribution circuit.
-“The plan is expected to include the development of adolescent/youth spaces in all health structures, compliance with standards in human resources, equipment as well as improvement in governance and accountability,” explained Mr. .
He recalled that Senegal has “153 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births”.
Cape Verde and Senegal have the best indicators in sub-Saharan Africa, he noted, stressing however that “challenges exist”.
”These challenges revolve around strengthening awareness and advocacy for the promotion of health-promoting behaviors. The other challenge is the revision of the law on Reproductive Health (SR) and the signing of implementing decrees,” he pointed out.
Added to this is the functionality of existing newborn obstetric care (SONU) structures 24/24, 7 days a week as well as the establishment of newborn corners respecting standards in all maternity wards.
