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Maternal Mortality Drops in Congo-Brazzaville

Improvements in healthcare and family planning programs have helped to lower the Republic of Congo’s maternal mortality rate by 45 percent since 2005, according to the UN Population Fund.

Congo-Brazzaville: Maternal Mortality Down Sharply in Congo-Brazzaville

UNIRIN, 21 January 2013

Improved maternal healthcare and better family planning programmes have led to a sharp decrease in the Republic of Congo's maternal mortality rate over the past decade. Read more »

Laudes Martial Mbon/IRIN

Many women and children have been living in the grounds of the Sacred Heart Cathedral since munitions in a Brazzaville army barracks exploded on 4 March 2012.

Africa: The 'Unfinished Business' of Lowering Child Mortality

UNIRIN, 13 September 2012

In 1990, an estimated 12 million children around the world died under age five; by 2011, that figure had dropped to 6.9 million. The message, from a new report by the UN Children's… Read more »
Africa: Diverse Countries Are Making Rapid Progress in Child Survival - Unicef Report

Unicef, 13 September 2012

Countries across the world are making rapid progress in reducing child deaths, demonstrating that it is possible to radically reduce child mortality over the span of two decades, a… Read more »

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Instability Hinders Maternal Health in Africa

Political instability, civil strife and humanitarian crises have over the past decades reversed maternal health development gains on the continent, health experts warn. Read more »
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Instability Hinders Maternal Health in Africa

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