UNFPA to donate $ 6.1m to the Public Health Ministry
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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) pledged to donate $6.1 million dollars to the Afghan Public Health Ministry to increase the capabilities of Afghan midwives.
“The pledged amount will be used to further reduce maternal and child mortality rates in the country. Although 90% of the Afghan people are aware about the benefits of family planning, only 20% of them observe it,” said Acting Health Minister Mrs. Suraya Daleel.
The UNFPA representative to Afghanistan, Dr. Laurent Zessler, said, “UNFPA will continue its support to reduce maternal mortality and this support will become more effective in remote areas of Afghanistan.”
He said if expectant mothers get improved access to professional midwives; observe family planning; and get access to better health services; maternal mortality rates will be reduced. He said that the UNFPA will continue to help as much as possible with the Afghan government to reduce such cases.
Health Ministry officials say that the maternal and child mortality rates have declined during the last 10 years from 3,027 deaths per 100,000 deliveries to 1,400 deaths per 100,000 deliveries
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