South Africa: rights, accountability and maternal mortality

South Africa: rights, accountability and maternal mortality

August 12th | Author: David Mepham

A study of the healthcare environment of expectant mothers in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa reveal severe problems that both the national government and overseas donors should address.

South Africa is a middle-income country and the richest in sub-Saharan Africa. It spends more on health per person than any other on the continent, and it provides this healthcare free, including services for pregnant mothers.