Bouake – In Cote d'Ivoire, in 2017, the maternal mortality rate was 614 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, a long way from the target of 140 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births expected by 2030. Gbeke is one of the health regions with one of the highest mortality rates in the country.
Faced with these maternal deaths, most of which are preventable, the Ivorian health authorities have approached the World Health Organization (WHO) for technical and financial assistance to reverse the trend.