Namibia: Pohamba Wants African Union to Prioritise Child and Maternal Health

PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba called on the African Union (AU) to establish a taskforce on maternal and child health so that the relevant Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) can be achieved by 2015.

Mortality among women during childbirth has increased in Africa over the past few years while MDG goals four and five stipulate that child mortality should be reduced by 2015 and maternal health improved by then.

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