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Government sweats over shortage of midwives

“The government has got a shortage of these midwives but as the ministry, we are targeting to double the health workforce by 2030 such that these challenges that are being faced by our pregnant mothers are reduced."

By Brandon Josphat  josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw  AUTHORITIES are fretting over the shortage of midwives especially in rural areas which has increased the maternal and infant mortality rate. This comes as the maternal mortality in Zimbabwe is 363 per 100 000 live births, according to the preliminary results of the 2022 Housing and Population Census. Speaking the National…

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