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Original Post Date: 2008-04-18 Time: 00:00:00 Posted By: Jan
The attempt to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is not a race where success is based on the position one holds in relation to other competitors.
This is according to Health Minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, who was speaking at the Countdown to 2015 conference under way in Cape Town.
The meeting is assessing progress made towards reaching the fourth and fifth MDGs by 68 countries which are responsible for 97 percent of maternal and child deaths worldwide.
Both MDGs commit to reducing maternal, newborn and child deaths.
The Millennium Declaration was adopted by UN member countries in 2000, with the aim of improving the well-being of the world’s people.
It is made up of eight MDGs to be achieved by 2015.
The Countdown to 2015 report released at the conference has revealed that South Africa is one of the 10 worst-performing countries in reducing child deaths.
Tshabalala-Msimang said while every country should strive to reach the MDGs, “we do not view this process as a race”.
“We acknowledge that countries are at different levels of development and the amount of resources at their disposal for addressing their challenges vary. Africa invested significantly in the development of human resources for health.
“Unfortunately, these skilled health workers who are central to our ability to successfully manage pregnancies, deliveries and the variety of childhood illnesses are being lost through recruitments to developed regions,” she said.
Tshabalala-Msimang shied away from directly addressing South Africa’s poor showing towards attaining MDG 4 and 5, opting to rather point out that the post-1994 information “clearly indicates progress in improving the quality of life of people of South Africa”.
A report released recently Every Death Counts revealed that the deaths of up to 40 200 South African babies and children could be prevented every single year if gaps in the healthcare system, including poor patient care and lack of interventions to tackle HIV and Aids, were addressed.
Every year at least 20 000 babies are stillborn, another 22 000 die within the first month of their lives while1 600 mothers die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Some 75 000 children die before their fifth birthday, according to the report.
Tshabalala-Msimang told delegates that “contrary to what you read in the media” the government was committed to treating people living with HIV.
“Today you are hearing it from the horse’s mouth,” she said.
The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health will today launch a global call for G8 leaders and other donors to champion maternal, newborn and child health.