Mother/Child Deaths Rise in Handeni, Tanzania

A medical officer has revealed that the Handeni district still records high levels of child and maternal deaths.

Tanzania: High Maternal, Infant Deaths Rock Handeni

Tanzania Daily News, 18 February 2013

HANDENI District still has high numbers of under-five and maternal deaths now standing at 58 out of 1000 and 264 per 100,000 live births respectively. read more »

Maternal mortality on the rise in Handeni district, Tanzania (file photo).

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