How technology is improving maternal and neonatal health in Africa

Key Takeaways  

• According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one woman dies every two minutes from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Besides, about 99% of all maternal deaths occur in developing countries.

• The rise in maternal and neonatal rates is due to a severe shortage of skilled healthcare providers, a lack of access to quality healthcare and basic infrastructure, and poverty in Africa.

• Technology can improve maternal and child health in Africa significantly through telemedicine, mobile health applications, cutting-edge point-of-care diagnostics, remote monitoring, and health education initiatives.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a child is most vulnerable in its first month of life, with 2.4 million newborns dying worldwide in 2020.

Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest neonatal mortality rate in the world (27 deaths per 1,000 live births), which accounts for 43% of all newborn deaths globally.

The most common causes of…