According to the 2019 South African Child Guage, 1 in every 31 children in the country dies before reaching the age of 5. Most of the children die due to preventable diseases. ANC regime neglects the children of our country.
While many holidaymakers are in a holiday mood and excited about Christmas Day approaching, as in the rest of the year, a tragedy plays out around us. Children are dying unnecessarily.
In South Africa, we are regularly reminded that youth is our most precious possession and is the future of tomorrow. But how much do we invest in them if one in every 31 children dies of most common preventable diseases before they are five years old?
In a recent report in Cape Town, the “South African Child Gauge 2019” deals with the health of children and adolescents. In this document, the 14th of its kind was drafted under the direction of the Children’s Institute at the University of Cape Town with partners such as the University of the Witwatersrand
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