VIJAYAWADA: Health minister Vidadala Rajini on Wednesday announced that Andhra Pradesh has registered record a 99.66 percent institutional deliveries. “AP will become first in the country to reach near cent percent institutional deliveries, which has brought down mother and child mortality rate in a major way,” the minister noted, while reviewing her department’s performance with senior officials. Rajini pointed out …
An innovative campaign launched in Rajasthan’s Bikaner in April to spread awareness of maternal and child health among pregnant and lactating women and adolescent girls has reduced maternal deaths in the district from 70 last year to 32 this year. According to the district administration, the Pukaar campaign has enabled government representatives to exchange information on institutional deliveries, nutrition during …
India is going through the most difficult phase of the pandemic yet, with more than 1000 people dying of COVID-19 every day, according to official numbers alone. Media Stories on the Scale of Disruption Based on data released by the Government of India, media platforms have published many stories on the large scale disruption witnessed in routine health services during …
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