Mother, infant deaths fall dramatically

03/01/2008
The mortality rate for mothers has dropped from 95 per 100,000 in 2001 to 80 per 100,000 this year and from 35 per 100,000 to 17 per 100,000 for infants.

The improved figures were delivered at a health conference in Da Nang o­n Decmber 19.

The plan for 2008-2010 is to reduce deaths among mothers and children under five.

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