The United Nations Population Fund joins forces with Italian cooperation to reduce maternal and child mortality in the Central African Republic.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) signs today a partnership agreement with the Italian Cooperation to meet maternal and neonatal health needs in the Central African Republic (CAR). This important event witnessed by the Government of Central African Republic and the UNFPA Resident Representative Dr Shible Sahbani, the Italian Ambassador H.E. Filippo Scammacca, the head of the AICS regional office in Khartoum Dr Michele Morana and the director of the Bangui Pediatric Complex, Professor Jean Chrysostome Gody, also marks the effective start of activities linked to its implementation for the benefit of Central African communities.