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‘One in 15 children dies before 5 years’

MUTARE – At least one in every 15 children dies before turning five years, the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) said. In addition to the grim statistic, ZNFPC’s Manicaland communications officer, Daniel Maromo, said one newly-born baby died in every 20 live births. “The level of under-five mortality is 69 deaths per 1 000…

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