Central African Republic: child mortality at its highest level The Central African Republic has the second worst neonatal mortality rate in the world, according to a Unicef report released on 20 February. At the hospital in Boali, Dr. N-Eloi Mboufoufoungou, the only doctor in the sub-prefecture with more than 33,000 inhabitants, is struggling to curb infant and neonatal mortality. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES