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International News Half of All Preventable Child Deaths Occurring in Africa: UNICEFNovember 14, 2006 On Friday in Senegal, UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman said that half the world's 10 million preventable childhood deaths each year take place in Africa. While in Senegal, Veneman met with UNICEF representatives from across Africa to assess progress toward achieving the UN's Millennium Development Goals; these include halving extreme poverty, halting the spread of AIDS, and ensuring universal primary education by the target date of 2015. Agence France Presse 11.10.2006  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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