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Lima, Sep. 28 (ANDINA). The World Health Organization has praised Peru for making significant progress in reducing malnutrition and mortality rates among children under 5 years of age, one of the eight Millenium Development Goals (MDGs).
During the opening session of the 50th meeting of the PAHO Directing Council, WHO’s Director-General Margaret Chan said the adjustment of social determinants and the interventions through primary health care can reduce the preeminence of chronic malnutrition quite quickly.
She explained that the junction of the programs of water and rural sewerage, food, health care, housing, among others, have allowed Peru to reduce child mortality rate from 81 per 1,000 born alive in 1990 to 26 per 1,000 born alive, while the goal for 2015 was of 27 per 1,000 born alive.
For his part, Peruvian Health Minister Oscar Ugarte said that “the best of the day was the message of the WHO Director-General and her praiseworthy mention about Peru’s progress on health.”
On the other hand, Peru and Santa Lucia were elected to hold the two vice-presidencies of the Council. Canada is to perform as rapporteur, while Mexico was elected to chair the PAHO Directing Council in 2011.
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