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Improve maternal health - First Lady

KIGALI - First Lady, Jeannette Kagame, yesterday called upon stakeholders to mobilize, sensitise and motivate Rwandans towards reduction of maternal deaths and take innovative actions against the problem. Mrs. Kagame said this during the General Assembly of the White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) for safe motherhood, and launch of a Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality (CARMA) in Kigali. In her capacity as patron of WRA–Rwanda, she emphasized the need to accelerate efforts towards achievement of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 that aims at reducing the death rate, and petitioned officials to devote to this fight.
First Lady Jeannette Kagame speaking at the launch of the Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA) yesterday. (Photo J Mbanda)
First Lady Jeannette Kagame speaking at the launch of the Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA) yesterday. (Photo J Mbanda)
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