Pretoria — In an effort to reduce maternal deaths and strengthen mother and child health in KwaZulu- Natal, the provincial Health Department is developing centres of excellence for mother and child services.
Presenting his department's Budget Vote in the provincial Legislature on Thursday, KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, highlighted that the province has not overcome this challenge, with the 2008-2010 National Confidential Enquiries report into Maternal Deaths stating KwaZulu-Natal's maternal mortality ratio as being 192 per 100 000 live births.
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