Economic aid for over 60,000 Bolivians

Bolivia: The Bolivian government will deliver an economic help to over 60,000 pregnant women that includes their sons-to be until two years old, confirmed the Health and Sports Ministry According to the Minister Ramiro Tapia the Juana Azurduy bond is aimed at reducing mother-children mortality rate.

Tapia stressed that at this moment 53 children die of everyone born alive in the Andean nation and over 234 women for every 10,000 children born alive which figure he considered alarming.

He highlighted that this monetary assistance to mothers is allocated since last June to those that systematically attend the doctor and pre-natal controls.

The authority ratified that two financial entities will take responsibilities for the payment, the Union Bank and Prodem and in rural areas will be done with the Armed Forces support.

The payment will be made by installments of 50 Bolivians (over 7 dollars) until the baby birth.

This benefit payment will finally reach 1,820 Bolivians (about 260 dollars).

Tapia emphasized the economic resources for this policy are provided by the Nation's general Treasure (TGN) and the World Bank with 25 million dollars outlay. La Paz, Prensa Latina