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“Good health and<br />

well-being for all”<br />

Daw Ka Let Tal‘s<br />

baby was born in<br />

one of our supported<br />

healthcare facilities in<br />

Myanmar.<br />

PHOTO:<br />

JANA AŠENBRENNEROVÁ<br />

Goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aspires to “ensure healthy<br />

lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.” Through our numerous projects<br />

worldwide, <strong>Malteser</strong> <strong>International</strong> is making every effort to help reach these<br />

objectives. In Myanmar, for instance, we are building health networks in the<br />

most remote areas of the country to improve healthcare, especially for pregnant<br />

women, mothers, and children.<br />

E<br />

nding preventable maternal and neonatal<br />

mortality remains a crucial indicator under<br />

Goal 3 of the SDGs. Although progress has<br />

been made in many places, huge geographic<br />

inequalities persist and many women around the world<br />

continue to die needlessly from pregnancy-related<br />

complications and health conditions aggravated by<br />

childbirth. In 2015, while about 21 maternal deaths<br />

and 786 neonatal deaths were recorded in Spain, 1,700<br />

women in Myanmar died while giving birth and 23,869<br />

newborns did not survive their first month.<br />

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