The Ministry of Health in El Salvador announced that that the country had successfully reduced maternal mortality to 52.8 per 100,000 live births earlier than the target date set by the United Nations as part of the country's Millennium Development Goals.
A Ministry of Health spokesperson said that the previous maternal mortality rate was 75 deaths per 100,000 live births and that the current FMLN government reduced the rate through making care more affordable and establishing of over 450 Community Health Teams in the 153 poorest municipalities.
