On behalf of UNFPA Peru, we prepared an article with interactive visualizations regarding the additional public investment needs to achieve goals in reducing preventable maternal deaths and addressing unmet family planning needs.
The study reveals that we could prevent 693 maternal deaths, 364 neonatal deaths, and 22,190 cases of anemia with an investment of just USD 61 million by 2030.
Although maternal mortality has been declining, we are still far from reaching 33 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births by 2030 (we were at 57.9 in 2019).
The Amazonian departments have the highest maternal mortality rates per 100,000 live births, and in some departments like Madre de Dios and Callao, maternal mortality has increased in recent decades.
Furthermore, disparities in access to births attended by qualified personnel persist, based on educational level, rural or urban areas, and between Metropolitan Lima and the rest of the country. One in five women with no education or only primary education lacks access to institutional deliveries.
In family planning, we have made significant progress in the use of total contraceptives, but there is still limited use of modern contraceptive methods.
The investment study establishes scenarios for achieving goals in maternal mortality and family planning and selects a set of prioritized interventions based on their effectiveness and impact according to evidence.
Finally, the costs and benefits of achieving these goals are calculated. Reducing maternal deaths to 41.3 and 33 (per 100,000 live births) requires USD 61.2 million and USD 129.6 million, respectively, but the benefits of investing in this far outweigh the costs.
In family planning, an investment of USD 53.2 million to increase the use of modern contraceptives (scenario 1) would prevent 68,253 abortions, 18,664 pregnancies, 10 maternal deaths, and 90 neonatal deaths.
.@UNFPAPeru presenta un estudio que estima la inversión adicional a lo presupuestado en intervenciones priorizadas para poner fin a las necesidades insatisfechas de planificación familiar y a las muertes maternas evitables al 2030.
— UNFPA Perú (@UNFPAPeru) December 3, 2021
➡️ Resumen del estudio: https://t.co/xI00J4719C pic.twitter.com/ZHLrCVMeVo