To restart the downward trend in mortality, the global community must move beyond rhetoric and toward radical accountability.
Approximately 95% of these deaths could be avoided with proper medical intervention. Why Has Progress Stopped? To restart the downward trend in mortality, the
Essential services like emergency obstetric care and family planning remain inaccessible to the most vulnerable populations. not just a clinical goal. (e.g.
Reducing maternal mortality must be treated as a human rights priority, not just a clinical goal. To restart the downward trend in mortality, the
(e.g., specific SDG targets).
Many deaths go unrecorded; better tracking is required to identify where interventions are failing.
Global mortality rates have remained largely unchanged for nearly a decade.