HEALTH
The disheartening rise in South African infant mortality rate
In the heart of South Africa, where the cries of newborns should herald new beginnings, a troubling silence is growing instead. Recent data from Statistics South Africa reveals a concerning rise in early neonatal deaths—from 7,039 in 1997 to 8,212 in 2020, with a peak of 11,060 in 2009. Perinatal deaths, encompassing stillbirths and early […]
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