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Infant mortality rate marginally declines in Chhattisgarh


The infant mortality rate has marginally come down in Chhattisgarh in the last three years, accordin...

Delhi`s sex ratio increases, still below national ratio


Delhi`s sex ratio has increased from 821 in 2001 census to 866 in 2011 but it is still below the nat...

G B Pant improves infant mortality rate


Pant hospital, which was mired in controversy recently for its high infant mortality rate, has intro...

Legal notice to officer probing infant deaths


Former MS of G B Pant Hospital Javid Chowdhary has served a legal notice on the officer probing infa...

UN report lauds Bihar`s efforts for reducing IMR


Infant mortality rate in Bihar, one of India`s poorest states, is declining, according to a UN rep...

‘Afghans living longer, fewer infants die’


Health care has dramatically improved around the country in the past decade, according to a nationa...

Infant mortality rate rises in capital


The number of babies dying in their first year of birth has increased in the national capital in 2...

Somalia has world`s highest infant mortality rate


Somalia`s child mortality rate in 2010 stood at 180 deaths per 1,000 live births.

Over 9 lakh newborns die annually in India: Study


Despite a significant increase in women and child healthcare in India, more than nine lakh children ...

Breast feeding cuts infant mortality by 10%: AIIMS


Breast feeding can help bring down infant mortality rate in the country by nearly 10 percent, say ex...

West Bengal ranks fourth in infant mortality rate


West Bengal ranked fourth after Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the infant mortality rate, CM...

Infant mortality rate in Gujarat high


The infant mortality rate in Gujarat during 2009 was close to five per cent or 48 per 1000 live bi...

India`s infant mortality rate dips


The infant mortality rate births - has dipped by three points in both rural and urban areas.

Maternal, infant mortality still areas of concern: Azad


Key health indicators like maternal mortality ratio (MMR) and infant mortality ratio (IMR) are sti...

Drop in infant mortality rate in Assam: Health minister


Infant mortality rate in Assam has come down to 58 percent after the implementation of the National ...

Infant mortality rate shows marginal increase in Delhi


The number of death of babies in their first year of birth has increased marginally in the nationa...

Haryana to reduce infant mortality rate


The Haryana government has set a target to reduce the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) from current 43 ...

HP Govt takes steps to further reduce infant mortality rate


The government of Himachal Pradesh, which enjoys one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the c...

MP becomes 1st state to top IMR for 6th time


Madhya Pradesh has got the unenviable distinction of becoming the first state in the country to top ...

Steady decline in Infant Mortality Rate in India


India has witnessed a steady decline in Infant Mortality Rate over the last three years.

1 mn premature babies worldwide die every year


Over one million infants who are born too early die each year, according to a new White Paper.