In 2013, in order to save more lives, WHO, in partnership with the Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services and the European Union, launched the Programme for Accelerating the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PARMaCM).
Under the programme, maternity waiting homes are being built next to health facilities in 4 regions across Namibia to replace the makeshift camps and provide rural women a safe place to stay.
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待产家园采取宿舍形式，有公用厨房、食堂、浴室和会面区，能容纳多达80名妇女。
The homes are set up as dormitories with communal kitchens, dining halls, bathrooms and meeting areas and can house up to 80 women.
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每名妇女可按天支付少量费用，也可自愿做工来抵偿其费用。
Each woman either pays a small daily fee or volunteers to work to cover her cost.
“The maternity waiting homes bring women closer to the health facilities, which helps timely access to quality facility childbirths and avoid complications during pregnancy, childbirth and the days after the birth,” says Monir Islam, WHO Representative to Namibia.
“They also offer a great opportunity to counsel women on various health topics, including exclusive breastfeeding, family planning, and immunizations.”
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待产家园是纳米比亚为孕妇提供更优质医护服务的综合方法的一部分。
The maternity waiting homes are part of a comprehensive approach to bringing better quality care to pregnant women in Namibia.
The government is also improving access to primary health services, strengthening maternal and perinatal death surveillance, and supplying more ambulances to transport patients to medical facilities.
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此外，社区宣传人员也在鼓励妇女们前往卫生设施分娩，同时卫生工作者在接受关于紧急产科护理的培训。
Additionally, community advocates are encouraging women to give birth in health facilities, and health workers are being trained on emergency obstetric care.