Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Thursday, 6 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 May 2004. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 May 2004 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the latest proportion is of births assisted by skilled birth attendants in each of the countries covered by his Public Service Agreement target. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the latest proportion is of births assisted by skilled birth attendants in each of the countries covered by his Public Service Agreement target. [172453] Hilary Benn: The latest figures available on the proportion1 of births attended by skilled birth attendants for the countries covered by our Public Service Agreement are set out in the following table. 1.The percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care and advice to women during pregnancy, labour and the post natal period, to conduct deliveries on their own, and to care for new borns. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number Asia Afghanistan no data available Bangladesh 13 Cambodia 34 China 70 India 42 Indonesia 56 Nepal 12 Pakistan 20 Vietnam 70 Sub-Saharan Africa Congo, Dem. Rep. no data available Ethiopia 10 Ghana 44 Kenya 44 Lesotho 60 Malawi 55 Mozambique 44 Nigeria 42 Rwanda 31 Sierra Leone 42 South Africa 84 Sudan 86 Tanzania 36 Uganda 38 Zambia 47 Zimbabwe 73 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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