Infant Mortality Rises in Zimbabwe
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Published: November 28, 2009
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Infant Mortality Rises in Zimbabwe
By Seyi Oduyela
The infant mortality rate in Zimbabwe has risen by 20 per cent over the past two decades, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The agency released data this week from a survey it conducted with the Zimbabwean government last May. The results indicated the increase in the infant mortality rate in comparison to figures from 1990, the baseline year for the UN’s Millennium Development Goals. The report states that 100 children under five years old die every day in Zimbabwe as a result of poor access to key social services, especially in poor rural areas. It also revealed that half of pregnant women in rural areas in Zimbabwe deliver their babies at home.
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I always said it is atrocious that children are going hungry in any part of the world. Especially in Africa, where most of our so called leaders only care about themselves and their family. Despite the intervention of UNICEF and other organizations that are pouring help to the continent, children are still going to bed hungry in all parts of the African continent, and the only crime they committed is to be born in third world countries. As a Nigerian born African America I came to the states in the early 80s and I was amazed by the way United State of America treat their most vulnerable citizens, which are the children and elderly. WIC program provides vouchers for parents of an infant to ensure their adequate nutrition, and there is a program called Meals on Wheels designed for the elderly that are living alone. It is a shame that for the African Continent our leaders are known to ignore their most venerable citizen it is a totally disgrace.