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RWANDA: Nation Tops Region in Maternal and Newborn Health
The New Times reported on 1 November that Rwanda has been ranked top in Eastern Africa by the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) in the fight against child mortality and maternal deaths. Flavia Bustreo, the organization's director, attributed the country's success to political commitment towards eliminating child and maternal mortality. "Rwanda is also indicated in a new study by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank as having one of the largest declines in maternal mortality with a reduction on maternal deaths by 51 per cent between 1990 and 2008," Dr. Bustreo added. Read: The New Times