Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) A woman was killed and six people, including a 10-day-old infant, were injured in a fire in an high-rise building in Mumbai’s Lokhandwala in Andheri (West), early on Saturday, said the Mumbai Fire Brigade. Abhina Kartik Sanjanvalia, 34, died on the way to Cooper Hospital. Her … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Gurugram, April 25 (IANS) A one-and-a-half-year-old infant died after it accidentally consumed paint oil in Sidhrawali village in the Bilaspur police station area of Gurugram, police said. The girl drank from a bottle of the chemical kept inside the house. When her health deteriorated, she was rushed to a private … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) India has made significant improvements in maternal and infant mortality rates, Anupriya Patel, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, has said. The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of the country has significantly declined by 33 points from 130 in 2014-16 to 97 in … Read more
Gandhinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel on Friday stressed the need for collective action to curb malnutrition, reduce infant and maternal mortality and eliminate anaemia. Addressing a state-level health conference, he called upon village leaders and social workers to take moral responsibility for ensuring that no child or woman in Gujarat remains … Read more