Canada can be a leader in women’s health in South Sudan

The East African nation has one of the highest maternal mortality rates globally, with 1,223 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020, compared to Canada’s 11.

Women attend a village health briefing in South Sudan in May 2023. Maternal health investments can be the difference between life, and death, writes Tonia Occhionero. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commo

Opinion

BY TONIA OCCHIONERO

April 15, 2025

As Canada approaches the next federal election—against the backdrop of rising tensions in countries like South Sudan and the suspension of many life-saving USAID programs—we must not lose sight of the vital support this country provides to lower-resourced nations, and th...

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