Mission to cut infant mortality rate
2017-10-09
Immunisation drive to cover 7 Assam districtsContinue Reading
3000 infants died in Odisha’s Kandhamal in 5 years
2016-09-21
Phulbani: The infant mortality rate (IMR) is alarmingly high in Odisha’s Kandhamal district as around 3,000 infants died in the district in the last 5 years due to malnutrition and lack of awareness programmes. As per Government data, as many as 555 newborns died in 2011-12. While 80 infants diedContinue Reading
India behind 13 African countries in Infant Mortality Rate
2016-05-14
New Delhi: At least 13 African countries have better infant mortality rates (IMR) than India, according to World Bank data. This revelation comes amid criticism that Prime Minister Narendra unfavorably compared IMR of Kerala’s tribal population with that of Somalia, a country located in the Horn of Africa. Five ofContinue Reading
India among nations with largest urban child survival gap
2015-05-06
India has also scored poorly in the Mother’s Index Rank standing at 140 out of 179 countriesContinue Reading