Saving lives – Australia’s aid for women and children

Most maternal deaths are in the Asia-Pacific region and Africa. For every woman who dies, 20 more suffer from a pregnancy or childbirth related injury, disability, infection or disease. This is why Australian aid helps developing countries to provide life-saving health care to women and children throughout Asia, the Pacific and some countries in Africa—care that continues throughout the many phases of their lives. 

Australia is part of a global approach that delivers results—the World Health Organization cites a 34 per cent reduction in maternal deaths since 1990.

This publication describes how Australian aid is helping improve the health of women and children in developing countries.

Saving lives—Australia’s aid for women and children [PDF 98kb]
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Last reviewed: 20 October, 2011