Farafenni General Hospital
From Mother to You has partnered with the Farafenni General Hospital in Farafenni, The Gambia to further aid in their current efforts to reduce maternal and infant mortality in the region.
The Gambia Facts
Population: 2,039,000
Area: 10,690 sq km
Farafenni General Hospital
Government hospital
Over 450 beds
Maternity Ward: 6 rooms; each with 4-6 beds
The Gambia Health Facts
Maternal Mortality Ratio: 706 per 100,000 live births (WHO, 2015)
Infant Mortality Rate: 49 per 1,000 (UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, 2013)
Under-5 mortality: 64 per 1,000 live births (WHO, 2017)
Delivery by a skilled birth attendant: 56.6% (Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey IV 2010)