Rwanda best place in East Africa for mothers


A mother nurses her baby during a breastfeeding awareness open day.
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By Daily Monitor
Posted Thursday, May 8 2014 at 14:03
IN SUMMARY
In East Africa, Rwanda was ranked number one while it takes the 121st
position out of 178 countries compared. Uganda stands at 133 globally,
making it one of the 35 worst places to be a mother.
Tanzania (135) follows in third position, Kenya (143), Burundi (147)
and South Sudan (158) rank fourth, fifth and sixth respectively in the
region.
If you are looking for the best place to be a mother in East Africa,
go to Rwanda.
If you are in Uganda, don't despair, however, because you are in the
second safest country to be a mother in the region.
But don't celebrate yet as the report on the state of world mothers
also ranks Uganda as one of the 35 worst places to be a mother on
earth. Rwanda is also among the 60 worst countries for mothers.
The State of the World's Mother's 2014 report released on Tuesday by
Save the Children, an international NGO focusing on maternal and child
health, considered five indicators; maternal health, children's
well-being, educational status, economic and political status of each
country.
In East Africa, Rwanda was ranked number one while it takes the 121st
position out of 178 countries compared. Uganda stands at 133 globally,
making it one of the 35 worst places to be a mother.
Tanzania (135) follows in third position, Kenya (143), Burundi (147)
and South Sudan (158) rank fourth, fifth and sixth respectively in the
region.
Ms Robina Biteyi, national coordinator at White Ribbon Alliance, an
organisation focusing on safe motherhood, says little is being done to
reduce maternal and child mortality.
READ: East Africa's children are dying at alarming rate
Deaths
About 16 women in the Uganda die daily while giving birth.
Ms Biteyi said the same report ranks Uganda number 133 globally and
also ranked among the 35 unsafe countries for mothers.
"It's not comforting because we are being ranked with other poorly
performing countries. We are not making progress and our maternal
mortality is actually going high," Ms Biteyi said, urging the
government to allocate more funds, recruit health workers and make
health facilities safe.
According to the report, Mauritius which is in the 54th position
globally is the best place to be a mother in Africa followed by Libya,
Tunisia and Angola.
Finland on the other hand, is the safest country for mothers in the
world, according to the mothers' index ranking for 2014.
It emerged best performer on all the five indicators of maternal and
child health, as well as political, economic and education fronts.
Somalia is the worst since it was ranked 178th among the 178 countries surveyed.
The report further highlights the plight of mothers and children in
humanitarian emergency situations.
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