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FERGHANA, Uzbekistan, 4 May 2009 In Uzbekistan, which is still in transition following the break-up of the Soviet Union, there has been progress in the area of maternal and newborn health, but infant mortality remains high. Through a $6 million programme to improve mother and child health, UNICEF and the European Commission are working with the government to help Uzbekistan's hospitals and health workers attain modern international standards in maternal and newborn care. In Uzbekistan, we still have areas where modern techniques are not practiced. So it's important to have an exchange of experiences, notes Dr. Malika Usmanova. Helping hospitals to maintain accurate World Health Organization-defined statistics on live births and causes of infant death will also enable Uzbekistan's health services to plan for the future. UNICEF and the European Commission are confident that these evidence-based, low-cost measures will have a high impact on maternal care as well as newborn and young child survival in Uzbekistan. To read the full story, visit http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/uzbekistan_49568.html

• Release Date

  May 5, 2009

• Runtime

  02:43