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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...18 Mar, 2026, 09.27 PM IST- India likely to achieve SDG goals for reduction in newborn deaths: Top WHO official"India has taken important steps to improve the quality of care during labour and childbirth, leading to reductions in maternal deaths. Thi...16 May, 2023, 01.11 PM IST
- Small investments in simple solutions can make a big impact in saving lives of mums & babiesSmall investments in simple solutions can make a big impact in saving lives. Governments have a variety of options to decrease maternal and...04 Apr, 2023, 11.07 PM IST
- Delhi: Why surge in births at home is a worryA senior official from a mother and child welfare centre run by the corporations said that the increase in non-institutional deliveries is ...26 Feb, 2021, 10.36 AM IST
- India successfully met 2017 Newborn Action Plan target rate of 24: Harsh VardhanThe set target of newborn mortality rate (NMR) of 24 for 2017 has been met and strides are being made to fulfil the target of stillbirth ra...20 Nov, 2020, 08.58 PM IST
- 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...09 Sep, 2020, 10.13 AM IST
- Centre to send team as report says 60% devices not working at Kota hospitalAlarmed by the poor state of medical care at the Kota hospital, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan has shot off a letter to chief minister...03 Jan, 2020, 09.03 AM IST
- India to host UNICEF's global meet on maternal and child healthThe Forum will be hosted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in collaboration with the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Hea...20 Oct, 2018, 04.06 PM IST
- India 12th among 52 lower middle-income nations having highest infant mortality ratesIndia ranked below Sri Lanka (127), Bangladesh (54), Nepal (50) and Bhutan (60) but was above Pakistan, which was ranked among the lowest i...20 Feb, 2018, 07.18 PM IST
- Newborn mortality: India 12th worst among low-income countriesPakistan is the worst with 45.6 newborn deaths per 1,000 live births, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) which has, f...20 Feb, 2018, 10.21 AM IST
- Kerala as good as US, OECD in saving newborn childrenKerala continues to be way ahead of other Indian states on this measure, the closest big state to it being Tamil Nadu with an IMR of 21.03 Mar, 2017, 11.15 AM IST
- 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...21 Sep, 2016, 11.43 AM IST
- 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...26 Apr, 2016, 03.49 PM IST
- 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).19 May, 2015, 12.49 PM IST
- Jammu and Kashmir fares better than national average on IMREach of the Special Newborn Care Units have been provided with one Pediatrician, four doctors, five staff nurses, one lab technician.29 Dec, 2014, 09.32 PM IST
- India will meet under-five mortality rate target of 2015: GovernmentUnion Health Ministry said key interventions are being made under the National Health Mission to bring down the child mortality rate across...28 Dec, 2014, 11.00 AM IST
- Indian launches plan to drastically reduce newborn deathFlanked by Bill Gates and representatives of WHO and UNICEF and USAID, Harsh Vardhan unveiled the India Newborn Action Plan (INAP).18 Sep, 2014, 08.13 PM IST
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