Pregnant women are failing to go for checkups due to poor road networks and far spaced healthcare centres. Image by Womensenews

BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | DEC 10, 2020

Poor access to health facilities in Matabeleland North is a perennial problem, the advent of COVID-19 has significantly reduced the number of pregnant women who go to hospital, a major concern for a country with a high child mortality rate.

Pregnant women are failing to go for checkups due to poor road networks and far spaced healthcare centres. Image by Womensenews

BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | DEC 10, 2020

Poor access to health facilities in Matabeleland North is a perennial problem, the advent of COVID-19 has significantly reduced the number of pregnant women who go to hospital, a major concern for a country with a high child mortality rate.