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Assam's public health system is among the finest in the country: Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam's public health system is now among the nation's best, with significant improvements in Maternal Mortality Ratio, now at 84, below th...
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...
UN report lauds India’s sharp decline in child mortality ratesIndia leads in reducing child deaths. A UN report highlights India's success in improving child survival. Significant drops in under-five a...
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....
WHO felicitates India for elimination of trachoma as public health problemIndia was honored by the WHO for eliminating trachoma, following Nepal and Myanmar. Other recognitions included Bhutan for achieving cervic...
India's overall TFR declines but 5 states yet to achieve replacement-level of fertility: NFHS-5According to the report, India has made significant progress in population control measures in recent times with the Total Fertility Rates ...
India's child mortality rate declined between 1990 and 2019: UNThe 'Levels & Trends in Child Mortality' Report 2020 said that the number of global under-five deaths dropped to its lowest point on record...
India had world's highest child mortality rate in 2015: Lancet studyHowever, among India's states, great disparities remained: The highest mortality rate in Assam was more than seven times that in Goa.
With under-5 mortality down, India set to achieve its MDGIn 2014, India averted 1.26 lakh more deaths among children under-five years of age, according to data which are part of sample registratio...
102 National Ambulance Service sees massive response; UP looks at improving NMR, MMR ratioEarlier pregnant and new borns used to be at the mercy of village quacks of midwives during emergencies which reflected in poor maternal an...
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...
Tatas, RIL, Gates Foundation launch save mother & child schemeThe alliance has structured its model in consultation with the National Health Mission and will working in synergy with the governments at ...
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...
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...
Haryana prepares action plan to reduce Infant Mortality Rate in stateAdditional Chief Secretary, Health, Ram Niwas, presided over a 2-day state level workshop here to prepare Newborn Action Plan (HNAP).
Almost 50% decline in under-five mortality since 1990: WHOBetween 1990 and 2013, under-five mortality declined by 49%, falling from an estimated rate of 90 deaths per 1,000 live births.
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.
- Lured by higher salary, nurses make a beeline for govt hospitals in MP
But in a reverse brain drain, 30 nurses from private hospitals in Madhya Pradesh quit last year to work in government-run sick and newborn ...
- India accounts for highest newborn deaths: UNICEF
More than one in five children who die within four weeks of birth is an Indian despite improvements in child mortality rates worldwide, the...