Infant mortality

WHO Guidelines for Improving Survival of Small and Preterm Babies

The World Health Organization has released guidelines to improve the survival of small (under 2.5 kg) and premature (before 37 weeks of pregnancy). What are the key features...

November 17, 2022 International / World Current Affairs

Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2020

The Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2020 was released recently by the Registrar General of India (RGI). Key findings The SRS Statistical Report 2020 revealed that there...

September 24, 2022 Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

SUMAN initiative launched for Quality health care

On 11th October 2019, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has launched Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) initiative in New Delhi during the 13th Conference of Central Council of...

October 11, 2019

Odisha sets up task force to prevent Child Marriages

A task force has been set-up in the Koraput district of Odisha to check the practice of child marriage, common among the tribal communities in the region. Task-Force...

September 16, 2019

State of female literacy in India

While the aggregate literacy rates in India have risen multi-fold since 1950, the rise has neither been uniform nor well distributed amongst the states. What has happened? The...

August 21, 2019

Haryana first Indian state to launch High-Risk Pregnancy (HRP) portal

Haryana has become the first Indian state to launch High-Risk Pregnancy (HRP) portal which helps in early identification of high-risk pregnant cases up to the grass-roots level and...

January 9, 2018

India registers significant decline in Infant Mortality Rate

According to recently released Sample Registration Bulletin (SRS), India has registered a significant decline of 8% in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in 2016. IMR in India has declined...

September 29, 2017

Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA)

The Union Government has launched Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) to provide free health check-ups to pregnant women at government health centers and hospitals. The Scheme was...

November 17, 2016

Online surveillance of maternal and infant deaths: Haryana

Haryana health department is all set to take a virtual route for the surveillance of maternal and child death and stillbirth cases in the state Haryana health department...

June 21, 2012

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