KIGALI Scooter Gennett Reds Jersey , Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda is striving to significantlyreduce maternal, infant and under-5 mortality rates, the ministryof health said on Friday.
To this end, efforts will be made to increase immunizationcoverage for children and sensitization to pregnant mothers, saidHealth Minister Diane Gashumba.
The minister was speaking at the Rwanda pediatric associationscientific conference in the capital Kigali dubbed: "Updates onpediatrics in Rwanda."
According to her, under-five mortality in Rwanda reduced from152 in 2005 to 50 deaths per 1000 live births in 2015, infantdeclined from 86 to 32 per 1,000 live births and maternal mortalityfrom 1,071 in 2000 to 210 per 100,000 live births in 2015.
"We are looking at reducing these numbers to below 30 in percategory in the years to come," said the minister, adding thatmaternal and infant mortality rates could be significantly reducedif community health workers visited pregnant and new mothersregularly.
During the campaign, community health workers will engagefamilies across the country to understand comprehensive and rapidinterventions to reduce mother, infant mortality rates.
According to the ministry of health, the decline in mother,infant mortality rates enabled Rwanda to achieve MillenniumDevelopment Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 that were related to maternal andchild health.
The two-day forum that opened on Thursday aimed at sharinglatest data on achievements within the pediatric and neonatalfield, the main challenges that Rwanda still faces in the area, andpossible solutions.
The conference also looks to provide clinicians with the latestinformation on current issues in pediatrics in the country.Enditem
Feature films from 31 countries - many of them about the struggles of everyday life and featuring stars such as Richard Gere, James Franco and Dakota Fanning - will be screened at the 14th Tribeca Film Festival.
More than 6,200 films, from countries ranging from Costa Rica and Iceland to Albania and South Africa, were submitted for the festival, which runs from April 15 to 26.
Half of its slate of 97 feature-length films, including selections for the world narrative and documentary feature competitions and entries for its "Viewpoints" section, were announced by organizers on Tuesday.
"We were inspired by, and really admire the ambition and risk-taking of the filmmakers who are striving to capture the emotion and complexities of everyday life in this year's submissions," Frederic Boyer, artistic director of the festival, said in a statement.
In Franny, from directorwriter Andrew Renzi, Gere is a rich eccentric who gets involved in the lives of the daughter of a dead friend, played by Fanning, and her husband.
Franco is a novelist suffering from writer's block in the crime thriller, The Adderall Diaries, which also stars Amber Heard and Cynthia Nixon and is based on the best-selling memoir of the same name by Stephen Elliott.
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RIGA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese naval fleet departed from the Freeport of Riga on Tuesday after a three-day friendly visit to Latvia.
The Chinese naval vessels started the visit to Riga last Saturday. During the visit, Yu Manjiang, commander of the Chinese naval fleet, met with Latvian high-ranking officials. Cadets of the Latvian National Defense Academy played a goodwill football match with Chinese naval seamen and paid a visit to one of the Chinese naval ships.
A reception for representatives of the National Armed Forces of Latvia, military attaches accredited in Latvia, as well as Chinese living in Latvia, has been held on board a naval vessel. Chinese seamen offered the guests the performance of traditional Chinese culture, including Peking Opera and ancient Chinese dance.
Yu said that the event showed the positive image of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, which was appreciated by Latvian officials and local residents.
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