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• The Ministry of Health is pursuing the development of a Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy, which will create a framework for identifying effective strategies to reduce maternal mortality rates.
• The framework will focus on strengthening the linkages between obstetric and non-communicable disease programmes and review the Ministry’s capacity within the health sector to respond effectively to cases of unsafe abortions.
• This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on October 23.