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And So the Babies Die
21 September 2001
by Trudy Thomas
The Transkei's [South Africa] infant mortality rate speaks volumes about the poverty of the people and their services.
One in 10 infants in the Transkei dies during its first 12 months of life, mainly from starvation, according to a study carried out earlier this year by the Health Systems Trust. It is a startling figure in the new South Africa, especially in the light of the following experience - which is offered as a small "triumph of memory over forgetting", as Minister of Education Kader Asmal has dubbed history.
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The IMR [infant mortality rate] in the Transkei - 100 out of every 1,000 live births - is more than double the national average of 41 and compares with 57 in the Northern Province, its closest runner-up, and 27 in the Western Cape, the healthiest province for babies in South Africa.
Copyright 2001 Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg)
For the Full Article, go to:
http://allafrica.com/stories/200109200462.html
category: News from Other Sources : General Health News
contributed by Andrea Welch on 21 September 2001
Africa : South Africa
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