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By the African UnionIn May 2009, the campaign on accelerated reduction of maternal mortality in Africa (CARMMA) was first launched. It was an initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC) that aimed to curb the continentally high pregnancy-related deaths. The campaign’s objective was to promote and advocate for renewed and intensified implementation of the 2006 Maputo Plan of Action (MPoA) to reduce maternal, newborn, and child mortality by improving health outcomes for African women and children. The CARMMA campaign was designed to use policy dialogue, advocacy, and community mobilization to enlist political commitment and increase resources and societal change in support of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH).In 2019, the African Union Commission evaluated the CARMMA campaign to determine its relevance, appropriateness, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability. The evaluation revealed that member states that embraced the campaign at the highest polit

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