The costs usually strike in the prime of women’s economically productive lives, devaluing their future contributions to society. At the extreme, more than 400 African women and girls die every day during pregnancy or childbirth, scarring families and plunging surviving children into hardship.
性和生殖卫生问题造成非洲妇女、她们的家庭以及社区的巨大的无端损失。损失往往在妇女经济生产率最高的时候造成，这打击了她们日后为社会做出的贡献。一个极端情况是每天都有400多非洲妇女和女孩在怀孕或生产中死亡，给她们的家庭造成创伤，也让遗孤陷入苦难。