Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Hospital admissions worth Rs 7,704 crore have been availed as part of the maternal and child health packages under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), said Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel on Tuesday, in the Parliament … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Planned parenthood is essential for achieving healthy outcomes in maternal and child health, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda on World Population Day on Friday. World Population Day is observed every year on July 11. This year’s theme is “Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhopal, June 27 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh continues to grapple with alarming maternal and newborn mortality rates, placing it among the most challenged states in India in terms of public health outcomes. According to the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) report released by the Registrar General of India for Madhya Pradesh, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, June 21 (IANS) BJP’s Information Technology Cell chief and the party’s central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, on Saturday, claimed that the rate of decline in the maternal mortality rate (MMR) in West Bengal is much lower than the national average. According to Malviya, while the current national … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Guwahati, May 8 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the state has registered a record drop in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) among all states. MMR refers to the number of maternal deaths (deaths related to pregnancy or childbirth) per 100,000 live births. In a post on … Read more
Srinagar, April 8 (KDC): Maternal aunt of journalist and editor Fahad Shah passed away late Monday night, April 7, 2025, at the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, after a brief illness. The deceased, Waheeda Rehmat, wife of Late Ghulam Jeelani Reshi, was a resident of Illahi Bagh, Buchpora, Srinagar. She had been under … Read more
Srinagar, April 8: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, along with other senior party leaders, has extended condolences to party colleague Imtiyaz Parray, the party in-charge for the Sonawari constituency, over the passing of his maternal aunt. The deceased, Amina Begum, wife of Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar and a resident of Danger Mohalla Hajin, passed away … 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
