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The Government contributes to the establishment of Commune Development Plans
(PDC) thanks to the Support Fund for Communes Development (FADEC) established
a few years ago.
Resources deployed by the Government and their impact
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Despite the continued challenges, the improvement of health condition is appreciable
and also linked to the strengthening of measures taken by the Government and its
development partners within the context of achieving the Millennium Development
Goals (MDG). These measures include:
The strengthening of the health system by the construction of health-care centres and
generally by providing health-care centres with staff and equipment;
Institution of free caesarean section;
Institution of free care for under five children suffering from malaria;
Improvement of the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission;
Improvement of girls and women accessibility to education and literacy;
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In Benin, the rate of health coverage is low but improves gradually. Indeed, the
availability of the medical staff remains low for the number of inhabitants per doctor is
5,849 in 2012 against 8,411 in 2011. The number of inhabitants per nurse has
decreased between 2011 and 2012, going from 3,856 inhabitants per nurse in 2011
against 1,823 inhabitants per nurse in 2012. However, the number of women in
childbearing age per midwife presents a switchback increase. After the decrease
observed between 2006 and 2007, it is noticed an increase of the number of women
in childbearing age per midwife in 2009, that is to say 1,563 women in childbearing
age per midwifeiv[13].
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The following table shows the evolution of some indicators for medical activities and
maternal and child health care.
Table N°11: Evolution of some indicators for medical activities and maternal and
child health care.
Indicators
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Health
38
39
37
44
46
45.2
46.5
46.5
45.4
51.4
care centres
attendance
rate (%)
Coverage
rate
for
prenatal
consultation
(%)
91.2
92.3
91
91
96
94
92.9
93.4
97.2
101
Coverage
rate
for
postnatal
consultation
(%)
40.7
40.5
41
41
43
41
37
36.5
38.9
41.1