This report describes progress on strengthening maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) for the period 2016-2024. It describes improvements in policies, implementation and tracking of MPDSR implementation, and highlights how MPDSR can be successful in various contexts, such as humanitarian and fragile settings. Eight country case studies highlight examples of addressing barriers to MPDSR implementation.

The rerport is a follow up to the WHO and UNFPA Time to respond: a report on the global implementation of
maternal death surveillance and response, published in 2016.