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Millennium Declaration
which created the
Millennium Development
Goals. The fifth goal of
the United Nations'
Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) initiative is
to reduce the maternal
mortality rate by three
quarters between 1990 and
2015 and to achieve
universal access to
reproductive health by
2015.
The Millennium
Development Goals
(MDGs) are eight
international
development goals that
were officially established
following the Millennium
Summit of the United
Nations in 2000.
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Trends through 2010 can
be viewed in a report
written jointly by the
WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA,
and the World Bank.
Countries and local
governments have taken
political steps in reducing
maternal deaths.
Researchers at the
Overseas Development
Institute studied maternal
health systems in four
apparently similar
countries: Rwanda,
Malawi, Niger, and
Uganda. In comparison to
the other three countries,
Rwanda has an excellent
recent record of improving
maternal death rates.
Based on their
investigation of these
varying country case
studies, the researchers
conclude that improving
maternal health depends
on three key factors: 1.