Maternal Mortality

Since 1998, the Regional Task Force for the Reduction of Maternal Mortality (GTR, for its Spanish acronym) has promoted interagency collaboration for the implementation of policies and programs to reduce maternal mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean. The task force
is comprised of United Nations technical agencies,
bilateral and multilateral cooperation organisms, nongovernmental organizations, and professional associations. The GTR promotes a joint and common vision to combat maternal deaths by
optimizing technical cooperation within countries
and across agencies. In 2003, the GTR spearheaded
a broad consultation process that resulted in a
policy declaration, the Interagency Strategic Consensus
for the Reduction of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean. This document, endorsed by the region’s governments, espoused agreed-upon evidence-based priorities for the reduction of maternal morbidity and mortality during the 2004-2014 decade. The Strategic Consensus has served as a frame of reference for
the design and implementation of national plans to
reduce maternal mortality, through the harmonization
of technical strategies within countries and between the different participating agencies.