IHME hosts Maternal Mortality Workshop in Sri Lanka

About the workshop

Reliable estimates for maternal deaths and sound scientific methods for calculating maternal mortality are essential for policymakers and public health officials working to improve the health of women and children. By convening this workshop in Sri Lanka, we brought together a selected group of academics, researchers, and Ministry of Health officials interested in global health to discuss maternal mortality trends across Asia and to consider the strengths and weaknesses of current scientific approaches to estimating maternal mortality. With a wide array of participants, we collectively explored factors that drive maternal mortality around the world and how they affect local communities in Asia, and examined previous estimates and upcoming challenges in the region.

Explore presentations from the event

November 1, 2010

Welcome & Introduction-Christopher J.L. Murray, Rafael Lozano, Samath Dharmaratne

• IHME Introduction Presentation (585k pdf) (940k ppt)
• The Importance of Maternal Mortality Presentation (853k pdf)(524k ppt)

Global Mortality Landscape-Christopher J.L. Murray (7.5M pdf) (6.2M ppt)

Data Sources for Measuring Maternal Mortality-Rafael Lozano (2.5M pdf) (2.3M ppt)

Estimating Maternal Mortality, Part 1-Rafael Lozano (2.1M pdf) (1.6M ppt)

November 2, 2010

Estimating Maternal Mortality, Part 2-Christopher J.L. Murray (4.5M pdf) (2.6M ppt)

Validating Maternal Mortality Estimates-Christopher J.L. Murray (1.2M pdf) (1.3M ppt)

Strategies for Improving Maternal Mortality Estimates in Asia-Rafael Lozano (445k pdf) (744k ppt)

Maternal Mortality in Asia-Rafael Lozano, Katie Leach-Kemon (5.2M pdf) (7.2M ppt)

For more information, please contact Sean Lassiter at seanpl@uw.edu.