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CHILD MORTALITY RATE NEWS
In Nashik, colour-coded bedsheets are protecting newborns
August 19, 2019 7:04 am
The Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) declined from 24 per 1,000 live births in 2008 to 13 in SRS 2017, and the state comes a close third after Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Telling Numbers | Under-5 mortality in India: study flags disparity among states
May 16, 2019 9:32 am
The analysis found that although most under-five deaths were due to preterm complications, preventable infectious diseases featured prominently as causes of death in higher-mortality states.
Himachal bags award for 15.8 per cent dip in neonatal mortality rate
October 31, 2018 12:24 am
The awards were given away at the 5th National Summit on “Good & Replicable Practices & Innovations in Public HealthCare Systems in India” being held in Kaziranga.
16,000 children under age of five die every day: UNICEF
September 13, 2015 2:34 pm
Nearly half of the infant deaths are tied to malnutrition, and 45 per cent occur during the first 28 days of life.
Mamata: Babies deaths a rumour
February 02, 2012 4:29 am
Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday dubbed it as rumour since the child mortality rate has dropped in the state.
80pc people unaware of child mortality rate: Survey
August 22, 2010 11:02 am
Nearly two million children under the age of five die every year in India,mostly due to pneumonia and diarrhoea.
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