Imperial College London
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PROFESSOR AZEEM MAJEED

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Chair - Primary Care and Public Health & Head of Department
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 3368a.majeed Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Dorothea Cockerell +44 (0)20 7594 3368

 
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Location

 

Reynolds BuildingCharing Cross Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{GBD:2018:10.1007/s00038-017-1004-3,
author = {GBD, 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Maternal Mortality Collaborators and Mokdad, A and Rawaf, S},
doi = {10.1007/s00038-017-1004-3},
journal = {International Journal of Public Health},
pages = {47--61},
title = {Maternal mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1004-3},
volume = {63},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - ObjectivesAssessing the burden of maternal mortality is important for tracking progress and identifying public health gaps. This paper provides an overview of the burden of maternal mortality in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) by underlying cause and age from 1990 to 2015.MethodsWe used the results of the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study to explore maternal mortality in the EMR countries.ResultsThe maternal mortality ratio in the EMR decreased 16.3% from 283 (241–328) maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 237 (188–293) in 2015. Maternal mortality ratio was strongly correlated with socio-demographic status, where the lowest-income countries contributed the most to the burden of maternal mortality in the region.ConclusionProgress in reducing maternal mortality in the EMR has accelerated in the past 15 years, but the burden remains high. Coordinated and rigorous efforts are needed to make sure that adequate and timely services and interventions are available for women at each stage of reproductive life.
AU  - GBD,2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Maternal Mortality Collaborators
AU  - Mokdad,A
AU  - Rawaf,S
DO  - 10.1007/s00038-017-1004-3
EP  - 61
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 1661-8556
SP  - 47
TI  - Maternal mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
T2  - International Journal of Public Health
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1004-3
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/49596
VL  - 63
ER  -
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