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MoPH spurns WHO report on infant mortality rate

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KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has spurned the World Health Organisation’s report on 167 infantdeaths due to curable diseases in Afghanistan on a daily basis.

On Monday, WHO tweeted: “Did you know that an estimated 167 infants die every day in #Afghanistan due to preventable child mortality causes? We must act fast to save lives & improve maternal & child health.”

Dr. Sharafat Zaman Amar, spokesman for MoPH, tweeted: “The report of the WHOcomes at a time when comprehensive work has been done to prevent . . .

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