Maternal deaths decrease, says RC

Readers tend to pay little attention to newspaper stories on development. And even when they do, it is only when the story is made juicy. At this point, when almost everyone in Tanzania seems to be mesmerised by the political drama ahead of the October election, we are likely to witness that kind of thing.

As the world celebrates the International Day of the Midwife today, lack of skilled attendance at birth remains a major cause of maternal mortality because countries do not have adequate numbers of midwives to provide the needed care.

A total of 101 mothers and 275 out of 44,852 infants in Tanga Region lost their lives due to maternal and neonatal related complications respectively last year.

>With about 50 maternal deaths reported annually in Kasulu, district authorities have launched an awareness raising programme for expectant mothers in a bid to improve maternal and child health in the district.

Maternal mortality has fallen by 44 per cent since 1990, United Nations agencies and the World Bank Group reported on Thursday.

The war against preventable birth-related deaths of mothers cannot be won as long as the practice of child marriage continues, it has been explained.

Oil prices have decreased. The fall follows changes in the world market.It has been difficult for petrol users in the last three months as its price escalated.

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