Kenya: Leaders Urged to Act On Infant Mortality Rate

26 October 2008

Nairobi — At least 473 children under five years of age die in Kenya every day due to preventable causes, a recent report reveals.

The report, titled "Countdown to 2015: The role of Parliamentarians in accelerating the attainment of MDGs 4 and 5 in Kenya", was compiled by the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and that of Medical Services.

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