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IMR REDUCTIONS IN INDIA
Haryana's infant mortality rate falls to 24 deaths per 1,000 live births, matches national averageHaryana's infant mortality rate has dropped to 24 deaths per 1,000 live births, reaching the national average. This significant achievement...
Is India winning the wrong battle on infant mortality?India's infant mortality rate has significantly dropped to 24 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024. This progress is largely due to a surge...
India ready to provide technical guidance, support in maternal, child healthcare: NaddaIndia is a leader in delivering healthcare interventions with fairness. Union Health Minister JP Nadda highlighted this at the World Health...
Number of medical colleges India increased from 387 to 819 in 11 years: NaddaIndia has seen a significant rise in medical colleges and seats. Maternal and child health indicators have improved considerably. Tuberculo...
Assam makes strides in reducing Maternal Mortality, Infant Mortality and Under 5 Mortality ratiosAssam shows great improvement in reducing Maternal Mortality Ratio, Infant Mortality Rate and Under 5 Mortality Rate. Chief Minister Himant...
India sees improvement in maternal, child health indicators, says 2021 SRS reportIndia has made remarkable strides in maternal and child health between 2014 and 2021, with significant declines in MMR, IMR, NMR, and U5MR....
World Health Day 2025: India marks progress in maternal and child health with key initiativesOn World Health Day 2025, India highlights substantial progress in maternal and child health through initiatives like Ayushman Bharat and t...
Clearly, cleaning India is workingIndia marks 10 years of the Swachh Bharat Mission, aiming to provide toilets in every home and reduce open defecation. The initiative led t...
View: The flawed Global Hunger Index methodology shows India must reform its statistical systemAs per estimates by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), around 140 million people were pulled out of poverty in India between ...
Equal infant mortality rate a win for Beti BachaoVariations among states persist though the direction is positive. In eight states, the IMR for girls is lower than for boys, while five sta...
Invest more in India's extremely youngIndia must continue to invest in reducing IMR. Improving healthcare delivery, ensuring support for pregnant women through regular check-ups...
Parliament panel on raising women's marriage age may push for tougher laws to end child marriagesTo look at Karnataka's child marriage law reforms, consult NGOs and think tanks
View: It is time to view government health spending as an investment, not expenseIt would be wise for both governments and individuals to consider health as an investment instead. Individual ‘investment’ in self-care and...
Health Ministry to set 'tough' targets to bring down IMR, MMRNoting that there is a "sizable increase" in health budget this time, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said for the first time, the ministry...
India may attain its targeted maternal mortality ratio soon"24 States and UTs having already achieved the replacement level of fertility of 2.1," Health Minister J P Nadda said.
Innovations will help better health services in India: JP NaddaNadda today appealed to states to give "priority" to innovations and adopt best practices for achieving "superior outcomes" in the health c...
India behind Bangladesh, Nepal in healthcare goalsCountries like China & Bangladesh have fared much better compared to India in dealing with infectious diseases like tuberculosis and measle...
'India unlikely to meet infant mortality rate target of 2015'"At this current rate of decline it seems it will be difficult for India to reach the target of less than 39 per 1,000 live births by the e...
- Significant reduction in HIV cases, says Ghulam Nabi Azad
India is witnessing a significant reduction in fresh cases of deadly HIV, which have come down by as much as 57 per cent, said Azad.
- Is Congress really providing inclusive growth?
Instead of cheering and clapping and tom-tomming this achievement, the Congress is content to let the good news rest in terse, official pre...