Maternal Mortality Ratio
Trends in Maternal Mortality Report
The United Nations Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter–Agency Group, called the MMEIG recently released a report on the maternal mortality rate. The report shows the maternal mortality rates between 2000 and 2020. The MMEIG comprises of World Health Organization, UNFPA, UNICEF, ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio in 2018-20
The Registrar General of India released a special bulletin on Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR). It revealed that India achieved a significant milestone by reaching the National health policy (NHP) target for MMR. What is MMR? The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Anaemia Mukt Bharat Index released
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare along with UNICEF launched the anaemia Mukt Bharat index. The anaemia Mukt Bharat is an initiative to reduce the prevalence of anaemia in India. Key highlights Haryana topped the anaemia free India ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Lancet: Life Expectancy in India increases to 70.8 years
The recently published Lancet medical report says that the life expectancy of India has increased since 1990. Key findings of the report The life expectancy of India has increased from 59.6 years in 1992 to 70.8 years in 2019. Kerala ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
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 ..
State of World Population 2019
The United Nations Population Fund has released the State of World Population 2019 report. Findings of the Report India’s population grew at an average annual rate of 1.2 per cent between 2010 and 2019 to 1.36 billion. It was more than double the annual ..