<p>Of the 25 surveillance officers interviewed, 88% (22/25) were males, median age was 37 (26-47) years, and 52% (13/25) were between age group 31-40 years. The maternal mortality surveillance system was useful (82%), fairly flexible (60%), fairly timely (51%), fairly representative (55%), fairly stable (68%) but data quality and completeness were poor (37%).</p>