Bolivia Reduces Infant Malnutrition in Half [View all]
Bolivia Reduces Infant Malnutrition in Half
La Paz, May 26 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia reported in the last five years a 43-percent reduction of chronic malnutrition in infants, while the primary-assistance cover to pregnant women and childbirths in public centers increased.
The Health Ministry reported today that those results were achieved after implementation of the bond Juana Azurduy, a social project that will be five years old tomorrow, created by the Government to grant social assistance to pregnant women and newborn children.
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He explained that hospital cover to pregnant women increased in almost 20 percent from 2005 to 2013, while he called tangible the results in the struggle against infant mortality, which decreased from 55 to 46 per every child born alive.
Created in 2009 by President Evo Morales, the bond Juana Azurduy is an economic incentive that guarantees prenatal controls and medical care and assistance to children until they turn two years old.
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