Deaths Weeks Figure 2: Weekly Trend of Number of Maternal Deaths in Public Health Facilities in 2012 Deaths Weeks Weekly trend of the number of maternal deaths in public health facilities in 2012 Source: 2013 Review of the Health Sector. 48. Weekly monitoring shows issues like the improvement in the comprehensiveness of hospital data as well as the promptness of their transmission. This will ensure that essential measures are taken in time. 49. According to the 2012 annual yearbook of the Ministry of Health, the average range of access to health care centres dropped from 7.51 km in 2008 to 7.1km in 2012. The number of doctors increased from 483 in 2009 to 787 in 2012. Over the same period, the number of nurses increased from 5,105 to 6,008. The State also took measures to encourage the people to access health services, full care of children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS (education, health, food, etc.) and the improvement in upstream maternal health. 50. Other services relating to the promotion of maternal and infant health have been provided. These mainly include the following: 18