a) Infant Mortality Rate
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital -All Data |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Total |
|
Death in facility 0-6 days |
359 |
403 |
325 |
1087 |
59,6% |
Death in facility 7-28 days |
162 |
162 |
191 |
515 |
28,2% |
Death in facility 29 days - 11 months |
43 |
95 |
84 |
222 |
12,2% |
Total infant deaths |
564 |
660 |
600 |
1824 |
100,0% |
DHIS data extracted 20th February 2022 |
(b)-(c) Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH) does not procure ambulances. Provision of ambulances is the responsibility of Gauteng EMS. Gauteng EMS does not have dedicated obstetric ambulances as all ambulances are equipped to treat and transport all emergencies including obstetric cases.
Gauteng EMS is piloting the Gauteng Scheduled Emergency Transport (G-SET) which is a scheduled transport system between high call volume facilities like CHBAH. We are encouraged by the improved response times and plan to expand G-SET during the new financial year subject to recruitment of additional staff.
(d) (i) Action plans to reduce avoidable mortality
(ii) Promote the prevention, early identification, and comprehensive management of the stabilisation phase of children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)
(e) The Department of Health reached the sustainable development goal set target of <12/1 000live births by 2030 for newborn nationally which is part of the infant mortality rate. The Department is therefore striving to sustain the performance not to regress below the current achievement, however.
The Infant Mortality Rate sustainable development goal which is also the Departmental goal is set at 20/1 000 live births by 2030.
(f) The Department of Health reached the sustainable development goal set target of <12/1 000live births by 2030 for newborn nationally and the infant mortality rate l recorded in 2020 was 23.6.
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