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Prime Minister’s Safe Motherhood Campaign: Madhya Pradesh awarded for reducing maternal mortality

June 30, 2018

Madhya Pradesh was awarded by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for reducing maternal mortality under Prime Minister’s Safe Motherhood Campaign (Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan-PMSMA). The state was awarded for registering unprecedented 48-digit decline in maternal deaths from ..

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Gender inequality extremely high in work & politics in India: Report

June 25, 2018

According to recent report by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) for the Asia-Pacific region, gender inequality in India is extremely high at the workplace and in terms of legal protection and political voice.  The report had assessed inequality on the ..

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Women bear uneven burden of family planning through sterilisation: NHM report

June 19, 2018

According to 11th report of Common Review Mission of National Health Mission (NHM), women bear uneven burden in family planning as they account for more than 93% of sterilisations in the country. The report was based on latest data from ..

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WHO commends India for reducing maternal mortality ratio by 77%

June 11, 2018

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended India’s progress in reducing maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by 77%, from 556 per 10000 live births in 1990 to 130 per 10000 live births in 2016. This progress puts India on track towards ..

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India’s First Advanced Forensic Lab dedicated to women related cases to come up in Chandigarh

June 1, 2018

Foundation of Sakhi Suraksha Advanced DNA Forensic Laboratory was laid in the campus of Central Forensic Science Lab (CFSL), Chandigarh. It is India’s first advanced forensic lab dedicated for crimes related to women for timely deliver justice. Key Facts The ..

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Gender bias caused excess deaths of girls under 5: Study

May 15, 2018

According to recent study of Lancet Global Health, there have been 2,39,000 excess deaths per year of girls under age of five in India due to gender bias. Excess mortality is difference between observed and expected mortality rates in both ..

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