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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...
Punjab records 5,300 high-risk C-section deliveries under Sehat YojanaPunjab's Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana has provided vital healthcare for over 7,300 mothers and newborns. The scheme covered 5,300 high-risk cae...
Cloudnine to acquire Apollo’s maternity chain CradleCloudnine Hospitals is set to acquire Apollo Cradle and Apollo Fertility. This strategic move will create India's largest maternity and chi...
Temasek, TPG look to admit more investors to CloudnineTemasek and TPG Newquest are on the hunt for new financial partners for Cloudnine Hospitals, a premier name in mother and child healthcare....
Aster DM Healthcare invests Rs 96 crore to expand Whitefield facility; capacity to increase to 539 bedsAster DM Healthcare has invested Rs 96 crore to expand its women and children facility at Aster Whitefield Hospital in Bengaluru. The hospi...
NICU care can cost Rs 5,000-10,000 per day: Why parents should know about newborn coverage and its sub-limits in health insuranceParents buy maternity cover for delivery, but the bigger financial risk is complications after birth.
Delhi's healthcare infrastructure gets major boost on PM Modi's birthdayDelhi's healthcare receives a major upgrade. One hundred and one new Ayushman Arogya Mandir units are now open. Five new hospital blocks ar...
Assam signs MoUs to transform 354 tea garden hospitals into Ayushman Arogya MandirsThe National Health Mission Assam has signed an MoU to upgrade 354 tea garden hospitals into Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, enhancing healthcare ...
UN study says India among 10 countries that make up 60 % of global maternal deaths, still births, new born deathsIndia leads a list of 10 countries that together account for 60 per cent of global maternal deaths, stillbirths and newborn deaths, and 51 ...
Woman delivers on road, government denies any lapseThe 21-year old woman, said to be hailing from Bilaspur, delivered a healthy girl child and both were being taken care of in the hospital, ...
Ovum gets Rs 33 crore from Norwest, IL&FS InvestOvum plans to use the money to expand to three more hospitals in and around Bengaluru in the next 18 months, CEO Dr Adarsh Somashekhar said.
Over 1 million children under 5 die in India every year: GovernmentHe said the government has initiated an SMS based electronic vaccine intelligence network (e-VIN) to enable real time monitoring of vaccine...
India fixes Sustainable Development Goals for next 15 yearsThe consensus over the new targets was achieved within the government in a recent meeting of the health ministry and other concerned depart...
Maternal tetanus elimination in India will save lives: UNThe elimination of MNT as a public health problem means that the annual rate is less than 1 per 1000 live births.
India has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus before target date: PM Narendra ModiPM said India has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus much before the target date set for December this year and described the achieve...
Vodafone India ties up with Madhya Pradesh for mobile-based disbursements under government programVodafone India announced its partnership with the MP govt to facilitate mobile-based disbursement of financial assistance to mothers.
Tamil Nadu, Singapore agrees to share their experiences in health sectorTamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr C Vijayabaskar held a meeting with a Singapore delegation here, an official release said.
- UNICEF releases 'The state of The world's Children' report
UNICEF on Thursday released a report on 'The State of The World's Children 2009' here highlighting the need and care of maternal and newbor...
- Public health approach needed to combat HIV/AIDS SE Asia: WHO
Concerned over the rising threat of HIV epidemic in South-East Asian countries, the WHO has called for a public health approach to combat t...