Telangana in Top Three in MMR Says, Harish Rao
Harish Rao | Hyderabad, Feb 20 (Maxim News): Minister for Medical, Health and Family Welfare and Finance, T. Harish Rao claimed that Telangana is among the top three Indian States with the lowest Maternal Mortality Rates (MMR).
Speaking at the inaugural of the “Infection Prevention, Early Detection, and Management Program” at the Government Maternity Hospital, Petlaburj, the Minister outlined a slew of measures specifically aimed at Mother and Child Health taken up in the last few years.
Harish Rao
The Minister informed that 250 bed Mother and Child Health Center at Gandhi Hospital and another 200-bed facility at NIMS Hospital. he claimed that KCR Kits, the Midwifery initiative, the Amma Vodi scheme, and initiatives like nutritional kits for pregnant women have played a big role in dropping MMR to 43 maternal deaths for one lakh live births.
Institutional deliveries have increased from 30 percent to 61 percent. “In the coming weeks, 1,400 Assistant Professors will be recruited, which will further improve the quality of healthcare services in government hospitals, especially in maternity hospitals,
Telangana with an MMR
He said Telangana with an MMR of 43 is in the third position while the first two positions are occupied by Kerala and Maharashtra with an MMR of 19 and 33 respectively. “Our priority is to become the number one State in India with minimum maternal deaths. There is a need to further address systemic deficiencies in healthcare and also focus on maternal care in remote areas and regions where tribal population is substantial, he said.
A total of 4 lakh pregnant women in Telangana would also start receiving special nutritional kits. Harish Rao said adding, “There is a need to further analyze the healthcare mechanism so that maternal deaths can be further brought down.” (Maxim News)
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