Uganda has been ranked as the eighth country with the worst maternal death rate in the world. The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) country representative, James Kuriah, said Uganda loses 505 women out of every 100,000 live births. Kuriah told New Vision: "This maternal mortality rate has earned Uganda position number eight, compared to other countries that have limited social services due to civil conflict, despite the fact that it has achieved remarkable socio-economic progress over the last 17 years.”