NEW DELHI: Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel on Thursday said women are strong pillars of any vibrant society and sustained development of the country can be achieved only if holistic care of the women and children is taken.
Inaugurating a seminar on “Women’s Health Challenges, Access and Prevention” organised by Confederation of Indian Industry, here, Ms Patel said, ”women are strong pillars of any vibrant society and sustained development of the country can be achieved only if we take holistic care of the women and children.” She also released a report on Breast Cancer Landscape in Indiain the presence of Dr Vinod Paul, Member, NITI Ayog and Ms Preeti Sudan, Secretary (Health).
India has made considerable progress in the area of women’s health. “Maternal mortality Ratio (MMR) is one such indicator which reflects this progress. India’s MMR in the last few years has declined at an accelerated pace to reach 130 per one lakh live births in 2014-16. This means we save more than 30 mothers every day,” she said. (AGENCIES)
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