Ensuring Kangaroo mother care for low birth weight and preterm babies Tulsi a young mother looks relaxed and comfortable with her baby nestled close to her. She is very thankful to the Labor room staff of District Hospital Dumka in rural Jharkhand where she delivered on May 11, 2017. After the initial anxiety of delivering […]
In order to access Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC), under Ayushman Bharat – Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) are being strengthened. The HWCs are to provide preventive, promotive, rehabilitative and curative care for an expanded range of services encompassing reproductive and child health services, communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, palliative care and elderly care, oral health, […]
Uttarakhand: Integrated Actions for Improving Health Status of Mothers & Children
Uttarakhand was created from the Himalayan districts of Uttar Pradesh in 2000. 86% of the state is hilly spanning four distinct geographic regions - Upper Himalayas, Mid Himalayas, Lower Himalayas and Plains. However, the majority of it’s over 1 crore population lives in the foothills and plains. Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar are the two wholly plain districts of the state, they account for 10% of land area and approximately 35% of the population. At 30% these two districts have the highest decadal population growth rate in the country and also lag the state average on mortality rates as well as other health and nutrition indicators.
