I-Dress: A Ready to Use Improved Wound Dressing Material Made Out of Honey and Olive Oil

Puerperal sepsis is the second leading cause of maternal mortality after postpartum hemorrhage accounting for 15% of maternal deaths.At Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital(MRRH) in Uganda, puerperal sepsis was found to be the leading cause of maternal mortality accounting for 30.9% of maternal deaths (1).The prevalence of wound sepsis following cesarean delivery is 15.5%.At MRRH, the rate of C-section was estimated to be 25% in 2011 which is higher than the 15% rate recommended by the WHO.