Brussels, 26/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - The European Union will invest €5.5 million in mother and child health in Guinea-Bissau so that pregnant women and under-5 year olds can have easier access to basic health care in the rural regions (Biombo, Cacheu, Ohio and Farim) that together total a population of 520,000, the European Commission announced on 25 July.
The new Integrated Mother and Child Health Programme that the EU will finance will, in its first 36-month phase, ensure the...