By Libuseng Nyaka
QWA QWA – The department ofhealth in the Free State has admitted failure to reduce maternal and child mortality deaths in the province.
However,a provincial specialist in paediatrics maternal and child health Dr Sepele Matela said there was room for improvement, especially if experts from University of Free State are roped into the programme aimed at attaining Millennium Development Goals.
“We are aware that some of the deaths could have been avoided if we had adequate staff. In order to accelerate our efforts towards the attainment of MDGs, we have enlisted professors from UFS who are helping us to find ways of reducing maternal mortality deaths regardless of challenges of shortages of staff,” Dr Matela said on Wednesday, September 5 during her tour of Mofumahadi Manapo Mopeli Hospital.
She said the dedication displayed by nurses and other stakeholders in improving the maternal and child health care was a good sign.