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Namibia: Health Minister Saddened By Deaths
New Era, 31 May 2012
The Minister of Health and Social Services Dr Richard Kamwi says he is "saddened" by the recent and sudden spike in maternal and infant deaths at state hospitals. Read more »
Namibia: Health Minister Saddened By Maternal Deaths
Dr Richard Kamwi, the Minister of Health and Social Services in Namibia, says he is saddened by a recent increase in the number of maternal and infant deaths at state hospitals in the country.
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Namibia: Kamwi Calls for Calm Over Deaths
Namibian, 31 May 2012
A TOTAL of 80 mothers died in State health facilities in 2010. Last year, 62 mothers died in labour in Namibian hospitals. Read more »
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Namibia: Save Our Children From Unnecessary Death
Namibian, 29 May 2012
THE death of Juliana Kleopas and her newborn baby at the Katutura State Hospital on May 13 2012 occasioned angst and soul searching among Namibians not only about nursing care in… Read more »
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Current estimates by the UN and World Bank states that maternal deaths have been reduced from 610 for each 100,000 births to 450. Read more »
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The Zimbabwean government should urgently investigate the deaths of newborn babies at a settlement it created to re-house people made homeless by its mass forced eviction program ... Read more »
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A World Health Organization study shows progress in maternal health in sub-Saharan Africa, where maternal deaths have decreased by 26 percent. But the death rate is still the ... Read more »
