Pupils from Mwatibu, Nathenje and Mchuchu primary schools descended on Mwatibu Primary School on Tuesday, 29 October 2013 where they staged various performances in commemoration of this year’s Global Day of Action for Child Survival in Malawi.
About 500 pupils from three schools recited poems, sang songs and performed traditional dances in a bid to capture attention of policy makers and community leaders on the importance of prioritising child health.
Speaking on behalf of her fellow children, Evelyn Kachemwe, a standard 7 pupil at Mwatibu primary school, commended government for addressing under-five mortality in the country but called for more efforts to consolidate the gains registered so far.
"Honourable Deputy Minister, my fellow children have asked me ot thank your government for your efforts in addressing issues of child health. However, we would like to call upon government to address issues of newborn health as well so that babies too can benefit from improvements that the country has achieved".
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