Necessary to decrease maternal and child mortality two times by 2020: Head of State
12:50, 29 January 2010
ASTANA. January 29. KAZINFORM /Muratbek Makulbekov/ One of the main tasks for the coming decade is reduction of maternal and child mortality two times. The Kazakh President said it in his annual address to the nation Friday at the joint session of the Parliament.
"It is necessary to decrease mortality by 30%, tuberculoses incidence - by 20%. In such a case the life expectancy of Kazakhstanis will increase to 72 years. These are the most important goals and we must achieve them", the President said.
According to him, a complex of measures on construction of healthcare facilities, training of personnel, healthy lifestyle promotion will be implemented in order to achieve these goals.