�The parental and infant mortality rates in the Republic of Congo remain "worrying" disdain government programs instituted to try to curb the rates, Emilienne Raoul, the country's minister of health and social affairs, said on Sunday, IRIN News reports. About 510 women die per every century,000 births in the country, which is down from a high of 890 deaths per one C,000 births in 1990, according to the United Nations Population Fund.
Raoul said that the "office is still worrying" and that the government will "continue with efforts aimed at reversing this story of maternal mortality." According to IRIN News, around 86.2% of the deliveries in Congo ar supervised by a health professional, only many health facilities want sufficient equipment and force. In add-on, communities lack training on safe maternal and neonatal care, and care is often poor for obstetrical procedures and postpartum depression, according to IRIN News.
Congo developed a roadmap toward achieving the U.N. Millennium Development Goals in 2007, which includes improving maternal and infant mortality rates, as well as created two national plans to address the issue. UNFPA also has provided medical specialty and wellness equipment to seven local health centers. However, damage to the nation's infrastructure and human capital development related to violent conflict, as well as limited external support, have hindered efforts to attain MDGs, IRIN News reports (IRIN News, 8/5).
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