Global Hunger Index, 2019

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is jointly published by Concern worldwide and Welthungerhilfe. The score if the index is calculated by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). It measures and tracks hunger at regional, national and global levels. The 2019 Global Hunger Index measures hunger of 117 countries. India was ranked 102nd and was ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Acute Hunger • Global Hunger Index • Global Hunger Index 2019 • Hunger • IMR • Infant Mortality Rate • Poverty

Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan launched

SUMAN scheme – Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan scheme was launched by the Union Minister Dr Harsha Vardhan at the conference of Central Council of Health and Family Welfare. The scheme provides free medicines for pregnant women. It focuses to bring down the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in the country. Key features ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: IMR • Infant Mortality Rate • Maternal Mortality Rate • MMR • Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan • surakshit matritva aashwasan

Key Cabinet decisions on NHM

On October 9, 2019, the cabinet appraised decisions under Empowered Program Committee (EPC), Mission Steering Group (MSG) and National Health Mission. The press release statements of the cabinet are as follows Key achievements MMR (Maternal Mortality Rate), U5MR (Under 5 Mortality Rate) and IMR (Infant Mortality Rate) has declined since the launch of NHM. India ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: IMR • Infant Mortality Rate • Maternal Mortality Rate • MMR • National Health Mission • NHM • U5MR • Under 5 Mortality rate

Healthy States, Progressive India Report 2019

Healthy States, Progressive India is an annual report of Niti Aayog ranks states and Union territories innovatively on their year-on-year incremental change in health outcomes, as well as, their overall performance with respect to each other. The report has been prepared by Niti Aayog in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and ..

Topics: IMR • Infant Mortality ratio • Kerala • Madhya Pradesh • Maharashtra • Manipur • Maternal Mortality Ratio • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • Mizoram • National Health Mission • NITI Aayog • Odisha • Punjab • Tamil Nadu • Tripura • Uttar Pradesh • World Bank

Odisha for first time achieves highest decline in IMR

For the first time in 16 years, Odisha has achieved highest decline in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR). This decline is far better than the national average. According to the fourth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), Odisha’s IMR has come down by 29% between 2005 and 2015 which is highest trend in the ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017

Topics: Chhattisgarh • IMR • Odisha • Public health • Social indicators • States