Congo to reduce maternal mortality, neonatal deaths by 2022

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government wants to reduce the maternal morality ratio from 436 deaths per 1,000 live births to 230 deaths for the same birth rate by 2022, Congolese Health and Population minister Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo announced on Tuesday in Brazzaville at the opening of a workshop to prioritise emergency obstetric and neonatal care