On March 6, the launch ceremony of a project aimed at accelerating the reduction of preventable maternal and newborn deaths in the most vulnerable communities in Malawi was held at the Ministry of Health and Sanitation of Malawi. Ambassador Lu Xu, Hon. Madalitso Baloyi, Minister of Health and Sanitation of Malawi, and Dr. Penelope Campbell, UNICEF Representative to Malawi, attended the event and delivered remarks. The project is supported by China’s Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund and implemented by UNICEF.

After the event, Ambassador Lu Xu was interviewed by local mainstream media.