Africa: Improving maternal health

Sub-Saharan Africans can enjoy better health quality by taming population explosion and arresting the spiralling maternal and infant mortality rates through effective family planning and improved reproductive health practices, a health management expert has recommended. According a WHO report presented at the just-ended 54th session of the Africa Regional Committee meeting in Brazzaville, Congo, maternal deaths and disabilities in Africa could reach 2.5 million and 49 million respectively, in the next decade if urgent action is not taken to improve maternal health.