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Maternal Morbidity & Mortality Surveillance Unit

Ensures all maternal deaths are notified, investigated and reviewed at national and sub-national levels; maintains national databases on maternal deaths.

About This Unit

The unit operates maternal mortality surveillance, confidential death enquiries, SAMM surveillance, and reproductive age female death notification systems.

Key Activities

  • Conducting confidential inquiries into maternal deaths.
  • Implementing surveillance for severe acute maternal morbidity (SAMM).
  • Establishing notification systems for reproductive age female deaths.
  • Strengthening surveillance on antenatal and postnatal morbidity.
  • Monitoring birth defects through surveillance systems.
  • Developing linkages with databases like the Registrar General's Department to enhance mortality and morbidity tracking.