Improved understanding of caesarean section rates has been hindered by the lack of a consistent, internationally accepted classification system to monitor and compare rates. To address this, the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed the adoption of the Robson classification system (1), designed to facilitate comparison and analysis of caesarean section rates within and between different facilities, and across countries and regions. WHO has also developed an interactive online platform in which facilities worldwide can upload data according to the Robson classification system (2). In this context, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean held an informal consultative meeting on testing and adopting planning for the global interactive Robson platform in the Eastern Mediterranean Region in Cairo, Egypt, from 4 to 5 September 2019 (3). The meeting was attended by 30 participants from six countries (Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan and Syrian Arab Republic), as well as staff from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Office for the Arab States and from WHO headquarters, Regional Office and country offices. The objectives of the consultation were to: · discuss components of the caesarean section global interactive platform newly developed by WHO; · debate approaches for adopting the use of the caesarean section online platform at the health facility and ministry of health levels; and · determine the mechanisms needed to ensure caesarean section comparative analysis using caesarean section data collection.
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