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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...06 Jun, 2026, 08.08 PM IST- 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...02 Jun, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
- 'I gave birth in the street': Conflict makes childbirth risky in parts of AfricaMothers in the Central African Republic face dire circumstances. Moreover, aid cuts have closed vital health services, forcing women to giv...02 Jun, 2026, 02.58 PM IST
- Private hospitals drive surge in C-section deliveries across IndiaCaesarean sections are now the norm in Indian private hospitals, accounting for over half of all births. Eastern and southern states show p...30 May, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
- Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission crosses landmark milestone of 90 crore ABHA accountsIn a significant achievement towards building a digitally empowered healthcare ecosystem, the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), imple...30 May, 2026, 05.17 PM IST
- India makes significant progress in reducing maternal mortality decline, on course to meet SDG targetIndia's maternal health has seen a remarkable transformation, with maternal deaths having fallen significantly, a global achievement. This ...29 May, 2026, 10.34 PM IST
- Health services, medical education expansion to be driven by modern tech: Yogi AdityanathUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed health and medical education. He stressed improving treatment quality and expanding s...26 May, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
- 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...20 May, 2026, 10.59 PM IST
- Faridabad shocker: Woman delivers baby in govt hospital park without doctor or nurse under phone lightA woman delivered her baby in a government hospital park in Faridabad after the main gate was found locked and no staff responded to pleas ...17 May, 2026, 12.46 PM IST
- How ultrasound plays critical role in healthcare and why PC-PNDT Act deserves careful reformIndia's PC-PNDT Act, enacted to curb female foeticide, has had a modest impact on sex ratios over 30 years. While the law's intent is valid...08 May, 2026, 11.48 PM IST
- India’s maternal mortality drops nearly 80% since 1990: Global studyIndia has achieved a remarkable reduction in maternal deaths, dropping from 508 to 116 per lakh livebirths since 1990. This progress exceed...28 Mar, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
- 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...19 Jun, 2025, 08.34 PM IST
- 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....10 May, 2025, 11.52 AM IST
- Maternal Mortality Ratio dips to 97 in 2018-20 from 130 in 2014-16According to World Health Organization, "Maternal death is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnanc...29 Nov, 2022, 10.27 PM IST
- Maternal mortality above UN target in 70 pc of India's districts: StudyArunachal Pradesh fares the worst of all states and Maharashtra the best, says the study published in the journal PLOS Global Public Health...20 Jul, 2022, 05.00 PM IST
- India's maternal mortality rate decreasesIndian MMR is declining, slowly but steadily. The maternal mortality rate is the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births fro...19 Dec, 2016, 06.27 PM IST
- Aim to cut maternal mortality ratio: GovernmentIndia is targeting to cut maternal mortality ratio to 150 per 1,00,000 live births by 2015, Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi ...14 Aug, 2012, 01.42 PM IST
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