Sat, 20 May 2017 10:41:11 +0000 By JACKSON MAPAPAYI ZAMBIA’S fertility rate has dropped from 6.2 in 2007 to 5.3 in 2014 while the use of contraceptives has increased from 33 percent in 2007 to 45 percent in 2014. And infant mortality rate has reduced from 70 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2007 to 45 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2014. This came to light during the launch of this year’s Safe Motherhood Week. In a speech read on her behalf by Minister in the Office of the Vice President Sylvia Chalikosa, Vice President Inonge Wina said access to antenatal care by mothers has also increased from 94 percent in 2007 to 96 percent in 2014. Ms Wina however said antenatal attendance during the first three months of pregnancy was low at 9 percent, according to the Zambia Demographic Survey of 2014. She disclosed that the survey of 2014 showed that 398 women […]
