Government and it's partners have launched two innovative health programmes, with an investment of US$25 million, to save the lives of babies and reduce the maternal mortality rate by 10 percent by 2028.
Officially launching the two projects at Tsanzaguru High School in Makoni District last Thursday, the Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Douglas Mombeshora, represented by his deputy Sleiman Kwidini, said:"This launch presents an opportunity for us as a nation to reflect on the health and wellbeing of our people, especially adolescents and young women.
"The Government has also placed sexual reproductive health and rights high on the national agenda. The Ministry of Health, with support from partners, is implementing a national sexual reproductive health programme aimed at providing and promoting appropriate quality comprehensive, integrated HIV services that are safe, equitable, affordable, acceptable and accessible to all citizens."
"Our focus will continue to focus on the health of the entire family network and on high quality maternal, newborn and child healthcare. Working with our partners, we will focus on the continuum of care from home, community to primary care facilities and referral hospitals. Country Director for Population Services Zimbabwe, Mrs Pester Siraha, said they were targeting to reach over one million people during the entire course of the implementation.
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