Male engagement: A winning strategy in the fight against maternal and child mortality At 336 deaths per 100,000 live births, Uganda’s Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is among the highest on the African continent and in the world. Although Development partners have applauded Uganda’s effort and interventions to bring down the under-five mortality rate from 109 to 53 deaths per 1000 live births between 2006 to 2016, Uganda’s MMR continues to rank high in the world with 440 deaths per 100,000 live births according to UNICEF’s latest Data. In Uganda one woman out of every 49 will die of maternal complications related to Pregnancy or Delivery. According the World Health Organization (WHO) Maternal death is described as a death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, regardless of the site or duration of pregnancy from any cause related to, or aggravated by pregnancy or its management. Men are considered primary decision makers in saving lives