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Groundbreaking Intervention in Tanzania Cuts Maternal Deaths
A revolutionary health intervention program in Tanzania, which focuses on improving the quality of care during birth, is significantly reducing the rates of maternal and newborn mortality in the country.
Tanzania's success is being touted as a model for countries in the region to emulate. The Africa Centers for Disease Control said in February that within a seven-year period, the east African nation cut maternal deaths from 550 per 100,000 live births in 2016 to 104 per 100,000 in 2022.
AllAfrica's Boakai Fofana reports.
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