IN KABEZI DISTRICT, BURUNDI, AND BO DISTRICT, SIERRA LEONE, MSF IS THE ONLY EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE PROVIDER. NUMBER OF WOMEN DYING FROM PREGNANCY IN KABEZI = 74 % LESS THAN NATIONAL LEVELNUMBER OF WOMEN DYING FROM PREGNANCY IN BO = 61 % LESS THAN NATIONAL LEVEL

A SAFE DELIVERY: MSF’S EXPERIENCE IN SIERRA LEONE & BURUNDI

Infographic design by Organised Chaos

MSF’s adopted model: AMBULANCE SYSTEM AND EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE.

The total annual running costs of these programs are equivalent to:

€1.5 FOR EACH PERSON IN BO €3.2 FOR EACH PERSON IN KABEZI

Compared to Sweden, Burundi’s and Sierra Leone’s women are 200 times more likely to die giving birth.

women worldwide die each year giving birth.

99 % OF MATERNAL

DEATHS OCCUR IN POOR

COUNTRIES...

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