Concerned over the high maternal and infant mortality rate in the country, the Centre on Wednesday launched an ambitious programme to provide free services to pregnant women for deliveries and neo-natal care, if needed, up to a month after birth.
The facility will be available to all women in government health institutions in both rural and urban settings, and is expected to benefit over one cr
The growing health risks associated with greenhouse gas emissions highlight the need for new energy policies that emphasize efficiency and low-carbon energy intensity. The authors assessed the relationships among electricity use, coal consumption, and health outcomes.
In a bid to monitor the immunisation process and ensure its effective implementation, the Union Health Ministry will soon have a system in place to track and verify children who are vaccinated across states.
States have been asked to send data of vaccinated children along with mothers
China has slashed AIDS mortality by nearly two-thirds since it began distributing free antiretroviral drugs in 2002, Chinese government scientists are reporting.
About 63 percent of all those needing AIDS drugs are getting them, up from virtually zero in 2002.
Tamil Nadu Reduced Rate by 46%, West Bengal 37%, Urban Delhi Unchanged
Recently released data on infant deaths across states in India has thrown up surprising results, leaving health experts puzzled. Average infant mortality rate for the country as a whole stood at 50 in 2009, down by 30% compared to a decade ago.
