“In 2023, we recorded 18 deaths of women linked to pregnancies, 13 of which were preventable,” she lamented.
She spoke during a panel discussion on the barriers linked to the use of family planning methods and advocacy for the involvement of local authorities in the financing of these issues.
“The five other women who died had high-risk pregnancies,” added the master midwife at the Ahmadou Malick Gaye health center in Podor.
She indicated that the contraceptive rate in the health district is acceptable, however, noting a certain number of difficulties.
“We face challenges in the use, availability, geographic and financial accessibility of family planning products,” she explained.
She therefore called on local authorities to support health posts in the Podor health district, to reduce mother-child mortality and strengthen the use of family planning products.
Concerning contraceptive prevalence, “we have set ourselves the challenge of reaching a rate of 30% in 2025 with good use of family planning products and maintaining women in this dynamic,” she indicated.
To achieve this, according to her, “we need an effective commitment from all the actors involved, particularly the administrative authorities, local authorities, midwives, +Bajenu Gox+, religious people, among others”.
The meeting, which recorded the participation of several territorial elected officials, partners, midwives and + Bajenu Gox + (neighborhood godmothers), was chaired by the deputy prefect of Podor, Ousmane Sidibé.
