Ethiopia has a number of success stories in reducing maternal mortality rate in the African . But, some says it needs to do a lot in preventing unwanted pregnancy among teenage girls as it has been continuing to wreak havoc on the campaign for accelerated reduction of maternal mortality rate.
Health State Minister Advisor Girma Ashenafi says out of 100,000 mothers, 870 used to die while giving birth during first year of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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