TheMaternalHealthSurvey2017,whichsoughttocollectdataatthenationalleveltoenableanassessmentofthelevelofmaternalmortalityinGhana,indicatedthatunder-five-years-of-agemortalityhaddeclinedto52deathsper1,000livebirthsin2017comparedwith155deathsper1,000livebirthsin1988.
Presentingthereport,PeterTakyiPeprah,headofFieldOperationsandCoordinatorfortheMaternalHealthSurveyatGSS,notedthattheimprovementsintheindicatorshadbeensignificant,expressinghopethatifmeasuresputinplacebyhealthauthoritiestoeradicatethesechallengeswereimplementedefficiently,thecaseswoulddropfurthertonegligiblelimits.
Thecountry鈥檚40-yeardevelopmentplancurrentlybeingdevelopedbytheNationalDevelopmentPlanningCommissionpaidmuchattentiontoeradicatingmaternalmortalityor,atleast,reducingittothebarestminimum.WangYi
MinisterofForeignAffairsofChina
Asweworktogetherforacommunitywithasharedfutureforhumanity,AfricanbrothersandsistersarewelcometogetonboardChina鈥檚fasttrainofdevelopment.
Kenya
FightingCancer
Kenya鈥檚FirstLadyMargaretKenyattalaunchedasecondstrategicplanforhercampaigndubbed鈥淏eyondZero,鈥漚ndvowedtofightcancerandreducematernalandchildmortality.
KenyattasaidbesidesstrengtheningthematernalhealthcareandHIV/AIDSawareness,whichwerethemainfocusinthelastfouryears,thenewplannowincludesnewhealthchallengesthatcommonlyaffectwomen.
TheFirstLadynotedthatthenewframeworkwillbuildonthefirst2013-17actionplan,whichwasaimedatHIVcontrolandpromotionofmaternalandchildhealth,andaddressinghealthchallengesfromchildhood,adolescenceandadulthood.
ChINA
6GNetworks
Chinaispromotingresearchonthenext-generationmobilecommunicationstandard,6G,saidMiaoWei,MinisterofIndustryandInformationTechnology.
Researchon6Gtechnologyisconnectedtothe鈥淚nternetofThings鈥漜oncept,Miaosaid,addingthat5Gtechnologyisnowplayingakeyroleintheservicesector.
鈥淭hepopularunmannedvehicles,forexample,neednotonlyinformationfromsensors,butalsoinformationlinksbetweenvehiclesandvehicles,aswellasvehiclesandroads.Sohigh-qualityInternetserviceisverynecessary,鈥漵aidMiao.
TheGAMBIAEliminatingTuberculosisandMalaria
TheGambia鈥檚InformationandCommunicationInfrastructureMinisterDembaAliJawosaidonMarch7thathiscountryisontrackineliminatingtuberculosis(TB)andmalaria.鈥淭henationalTBtreatmenthasasuccessrateof85percent,meetingtheglobaltargetof85percent,andthemanagementofDrugResistantTBinTheGambiahasbeenstrengthenedovertheyears,鈥漢esaidatapressconferenceinKanifing.
Jawo,whoisalsothespokespersonofthegovernment,addedthattheNationalMalariaControlProgramin2017conductedavisibilityeventtofightagainstthetropicaldisease.
HesaidresidualsprayingwasusedasastrategywhichwasimplementedintheCentralRiverRegionandUpperRiverRegionofthecountrytocontrolmalaria.
ChINA
ProtectingMarineEcology
Chinahasinitiatedapilotmechanismofappointinggulfchiefstotacklepollutiononcoastlinesandoffshoreareas.
TheprotectionmechanismformaritimepollutioncontroloutlinedbytheStateOceanicAdministrationissimilartotheapproachesofriverchiefsandlakechiefswhichhavebeenwidelyadoptednationwidesince2016andhaveachievedvisibleresultsincombattingpollution.
Underthemechanism,topofficialsatlevelsofprovince,city,county,andtownshipareappointedasgulfchiefs,accountablefortheeffectsofwaterpollutioncontrol.
In2017,some2,000gulfchiefswereappointedinthepilotprojectineastChina鈥檚ZhejiangProvince.Theprovincehasalmost6,500kmofcoastline.
Gulfchiefshavehelpedclearandblockoff117outletsdischargingsewageintothesea.Thankstotheseefforts,thewaterqualityoffourestuariesinthecitynowmeetsthenationalstandard.