Monrovia, May 3 -- President Joseph Boakai has expressed sadness over the alarming rates of maternal and newborn mortalities in Liberia and said it is the result of a society that has been insensitive to the plights of its citizens.

The President made the assertions during a meeting with the H6 Partnership delegation of the United Nations at the Executive Mansion on Thursday.

The UN H6 Partnership comprised six agencies within the UN Family including UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA, UN Women, UN AIDS, and the World Bank. It supports countries in achieving health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly focusing on sexual, reproductive, maternal, child and adolescent health (SRMNCAH). The UN H6 Partnership has supported a project on...