Madagascar Maternal Health
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Channel: VOA Africa · 2018 · News & Politics
UNICEF says child mortality remains a great challenge in Madagascar. Every year, about 44,000 children die before their fifth birthday, from preventable causes such as pneumonia, malaria and diarrhea. Eliane Razafimandimby, Chief of Party of the USAID funded Maternal and Child Survival Program in Madagascar and Jhpiego’s Country Director discusses efforts to address the maternal health challenges in Madagascar.