国内英语资讯:China Focus: Chinas experiences valuable to share with Africa under South-South Cooperatio
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 18-- <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="maternal">maternal</span>, <span word="newborn">newborn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="under">under</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="South">South</span>-<span word="South">South</span> <span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="UNICEF">UNICEF</span> <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="Shahida">Shahida</span> <span word="Azfar">Azfar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="Azfar">Azfar</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="themed">themed</span> "<span word="China">China</span>-<span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Maternal">Maternal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Newborn">Newborn</span> <span word="Health">Health</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="appreciated">appreciated</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="about">about</span> "<span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="maternal">maternal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span>.</p><p><span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immense">immense</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="for">for</span> 38 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="neonatal">neonatal</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="bears">bears</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="neonatal">neonatal</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="maternal">maternal</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="to">to</span> 66 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="from">from</span> 42 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1990, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="downward">downward</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="maternal">maternal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neonatal">neonatal</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>.</p><p><span word="Azfar">Azfar</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span>. "<span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="maternal">maternal</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="from">from</span> 89 <span word="per">per</span> 100,000 <span word="in">in</span> 1990 <span word="to">to</span> 19.6 <span word="per">per</span> 100,000 <span word="in">in</span> 2017. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="infant">infant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="under">under</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="were">were</span> 6.8 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="and">and</span> 9.1 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="with">with</span> 50.2 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="and">and</span> 61.0 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1991 <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="Azfar">Azfar</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="drops">drops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="availability">availability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="manpower">manpower</span>," <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="benefited">benefited</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="disadvantaged">disadvantaged</span>.</p>
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