EXPLORING THE HIGH MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE IN UGANDA A SYSTEM DYNAMICS SIMULATION APPROACH

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the maternal mortality rate in Uganda, especially that they never decrease till now yet there have been efforts initiated by government and its partners, generally maternal deaths have remained obstinate in Uganda. With all the statistics showing shows downward trend in the last twenty years since 2000, the lives of women are still at a risk when they get pregnant and deliver a baby. Various approaches have been employed to thoroughly comprehend the root cause of this problematic dynamic pattern but still with registered and acknowledged deficiencies. The System Dynamics methodology was employed to capture the complex dynamic nature of maternal healthcare in Uganda with the aim of understanding the problems towards improved decision making