| Maternal and Infant Mortality (AFR) Component1 #11478 UNICEF reports that more than 500,000 die in child birth or from complications during pregnancy in Africa each year. "A woman in sub-Sahara Africa has a 1:16 chance of dying during pregnancy or child birth, compared to 1:4,000 chance in developed countries" it is reported. |
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- CitationsAdd new citationList by: CiterankMapLink[1] ADDIS ABABA, 4 February 2009 (IRIN) - Countries in Africa should promote maternal, infant and child health and report on progress, in order to curb high deaths rates on the continent, a senior African Union (AU) official has said.
Author: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Publication info: February 4, 2009
Cited by: Earl Burrowes, Sr. 2:19 PM 4 February 2009 GMT
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| Excerpt / Summary "There are continents where women give birth and it is a pleasant experience because they are bringing life," said AU Commissioner for Social Affairs Biencé Gawana. "In our continent, unfortunately, that is not always the case. Women also bring death to themselves and their children."
Progress on the promotion of maternal, infant and child health featured during the current AU meeting being held in Addis Ababa.
Gawana said the AU had agreed to launch a continent-wide campaign to address the issue. |