Santo Domingo.– The Ministry of Public Health reported this Thursday that the infant and neonatal mortality indicators show a reduction of 20% and 16% of the cases, respectively, also reflecting “significant” improvements in the quality of childbirth, immediate care of the newborn and management of complications.
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The organization highlighted in a statement that the provinces with the greatest improvements in this indicator are San Cristóbal (-43%); Duarte (-36%), Puerto Plata (-35%) and Santiago (-26%), reflecting a greater problem-solving capacity and better response to child emergencies. He specified, however, that in some provinces factors persist that influence the increase of the indicator, as is the case of Independencia, Bahoruco and Monseñor Nouel. The neonatal mortality indicator, which constitutes a higher risk element of infant mortality, shows a 16% reduction with 1,601 deaths registered to date last year, compared to 1,346 deaths that have occurred so far in 2025. The provinces that show a significant decrease in neonatal mortality are Duarte (-38%), San Cristóbal (-38%), Puerto Plata (-37%) and Peravia (-29%), which reflects the positive impact of strategies such as improved quality of childbirth, immediate care of the newborn and management of complications. The organization said it highlighted these advances on the occasion of today’s “World Children’s Day”, including as the main theme of the epidemiological bulletin, which highlights the sustained commitment to reducing indicators, guaranteeing better care conditions for infants. In the last week, Public Health reported 3 cases of malaria, 813 accumulated during the year, and deaths remain at zero. The provinces of Azua and San Juan are under permanent monitoring due to outbreaks of the disease. There are no reports of leptospirosis cases this week, and the cumulative total is 126 confirmed cases this year. Two cases of dengue are confirmed, for a total of 262 confirmed cases so far this year, which represents a reduction of almost 80% of the cases compared to the 1,303 confirmed last year at the same date. The cholera case report remains at zero this year, while the predominance of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is confirmed, in addition to influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2), influenza B/Victoria, SARS-CoV-2, adenovirus, metapneumovirus and parainfluenza, all at low but simultaneous levels. Epidemiological Bulletin 45 indicates the notification of two maternal deaths, corresponding to a Dominican woman and one of Haitian nationality. The accumulated total to date is 146 confirmed deaths. Last year at this time, 155 deaths were confirmed, representing a 6% reduction.
