Decline in MMR in 3 years highest in several decades: Choubey

NEW DELHI: Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey Monday said the decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in the past three years has been the highest in several decades and it has come down by 37 points.

His colleague in the Ministry Anupriya Patel said India has achieved impressive results in terms of accessibility and quality of services which resulted in reduced deaths of mothers, newborns and children, and improved health outcomes.

The Ministers were speaking at a one-day national workshop for orientation of officials of ‘aspirational districts’ on health and nutrition, organised by the Union Health Ministry in collaboration with the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

Choubey said this is a first-of-its-kind initiative by identifying 117 districts under the ‘Aspirational Districts’ Programme with an aim to quickly and effectively transform them. (AGENCIES)

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