India scored poorly in the Mother's Index Rank standing at 140 out of 179 countries in the charity organization Save the Children's 2015 report titled "State of the World's Mothers" putting it behind Zimbabwe, Iraq and Bangladesh. The Index scores countries on five criteria: maternal health, children's well being, educational status, economic status and political status.

the level of infant and child mortality is high among Scheduled Tribes particularly those living in rural areas. This study examines levels, trends and socio-demographic factors associated with infant and child mortality among scheduled tribes in rural areas.

Monrovia — Preliminary findings into survey conducted on Maternal Mortality in Margibi County by health officials indicates that the county accounts for the highest number of Maternal and newborn m

Air pollution can be a major problem in cities and other locations. More specifically, it can impact a person's health negatively, especially when they're exercising outside.

The Assistant Minister for Curative Services at the Ministry of Health in Monrovia, Dr. Saye Dahn Bawo, says Liberia's infant mortality rate is the highest in the world.

Patna: Early neonatal mortality (deaths within 24 hours of birth) still makes the highest contribution to Bihar's infant mortality rate.

Nilphamari Correspondent :Two new vaccines have been introduced in the Extended Programme on Immunization (EPI) in Nilphamari district from this month under Health Department to combat new form

Chhattisgarh has failed to secure maternal health, besides remaining a laggard in promoting use of contraceptives as an alternative to female sterilization, according MDG India Country Report 2015.

Gogoi said his government had all along laid emphasis on the health sector and initiated a slew of schemes to improve the health scenario in the past 14 years.

Free health messages are being provided through mobile phones for about 500,000 mothers and mothers-to-be in rural areas of Middle and West China.

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