31 January 2008
Namibe — A provincial committee on prevention of maternal, infant death was set up Wednesday in Namibe province, southwest Angola, Angop learned from a local Government sources.
The 13-member committee will operate under coordination of provincial vice governor, Maria dos Anjos Mahove, who will be assisted by the province's director for public health and control of endemics, Pedro Viyayauka.
Pedro Viyayauka told the swearing-in ceremony that the creation of the committee was owed to the fact that Angolan Government is carrying out a programme of reduction of maternal and infant mortality.
"It is of our knowledge that at the world level our country is within the countries with the highest maternal and infant mortality rate, the reason why we want to reduce this rate", he said.
In his turn, Namibe governor, Álvaro Boavida Neto, said the intention is to reduce as much as possible these deaths, through the creation of conditions for control and follow-up of expectant mothers and newborn babies.
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