Road map for accelerating the attainment of the MDGs related to maternal and newborn health in Africa
The Road Map for accelerating the attainment of MDGs related to maternal and newborn health, developed and adopted in 2004, is a strategy that focuses on reducing maternal and newborn mortality by acting at two levels: health facility level and community level. It also represents a consensus among all partners on the way forward in the years ahead and offers an opportunity for harnessing resources from all partners. As a key intervention, special attention is paid to emergency obstetric and newborn care and to skilled attendance (skilled health workers, equipment, supplies and enabling environment) as a way of reverting the trends on maternal and newborn mortality.
