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[Times of Zambia]ROTARY Club International (RCI) has pledged to work closely with the Zambian Government in reducing maternal and child mortality rate in the country.

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[Daily Trust]Over $10,000 worth of antenatal products were on Tuesday given to more than 500 expectant mothers at the Nyanya Genaral Hospital by Zumunta Association, Washington DC chapter in conjunction with Milestone Medical Outreach also based in the USA.

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[The Star]Police in Murang'a are holding a woman who allegedly had an abortion at Mukuyu village. Chief Charles Muna said he and his assistant went to Hellen Wairimu's home after receiving a tip-off from wananchi.

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[New Vision]Rubaga Girls Primary School pupils had assembled to listen to an HIV awareness talk.The school always created an opportunity for the pupils and their parents to learn about different issues, including HIV.

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[IFRC]Overall health indicators in Uganda are poor; life expectancy is low, and child, infant, and maternal mortality rates are high. Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, killing between 70,000 and 110,000 people each year, most of whom are children under-five. HIV and AIDS is also a major health problem, with recent studies showing an increase in infection rates to 7.2 per cent.

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[The Star]A middle-aged woman in Matsangoni, Kilifi county succumbed to excessive bleeding after delivering triplets.

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[SA Govt]Days of women delivering at home are soon to be a thing of the past in the North West province. The Department of Health has established maternity waiting homes and also procured ten (10) Obstetric ambulances to exclusively transport pregnant women, MEC Dr. Magome Masike said on Tuesday.

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[Daily Trust]The Nigerian Federal Government some weeks ago celebrated a thousand days to the MDGs target. 2015 is the projected date for the MDGs in most countries to achieve all the target of the development goals. But the question on the minds of many is, are the children in the country really celebrating the closure of the target date or how realistic is the 2015 target date to get child mortality in the country reduced?

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[ERTA]This is the story of a Health Extension Worker (HEW), her name isTezaru Arsicha, working at Debub Mesenkele Health Post of Dale district in Sidama Zone. It is found in the South Ethiopia Regional State. She usually makes a daily visit of six to 8 houses in the village she is assigned to serve as health extension worker. A very important aspect of this visit is following pregnant mothers, looking after health of newborn babies and treating the newborn babies in case of severe illnesses.

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[ERTA]Donors and NGOs engaged in the health sector have contributed significantly to the achievements made in terms of reducing maternal death and child mortality, Ministry of Health has said.

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