WHO Africa-Asia Inter-regional Consultation on Maternal Mortality Measurement, Monitoring and Surveillance
Geneva, 12-15 July 1999
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The specific objectives of the consultation were to increase understanding of the challenge of measuring maternal mortality and using the maternal mortality ratio as an indicator of progress; add to knowledge about different measurement approaches and their limitations; identify issues of concern in individual country settings and ways of addressing them; introduce alternative approaches to monitoring progress in maternal health using process indicators; and describe qualitative assessment techniques such as audit and case review.