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Madhya Pradesh Government To Be Awarded For Reducing Maternal Mortality Ratio
Madhya Pradesh Government To Be Awarded For Reducing Maternal Mortality Ratio- Details, Reason
Madhya Pradesh Government will be awarded for reducing maternal mortality under Prime Minister, Narendra Modi Safe Motherhood Campaign.
The Prime Minister’s Safe Motherhood Campaign has been launched to ensure quality care of over 3 crore pregnant women of the country before delivery.
Madhya Pradesh has officially claimed an unprecedented 48-digit decline in maternal deaths as per the report of the Registrar General of India from 2014 to 2016.
Madhya Pradesh state's maternal mortality rate was 221 in the year 2011-13, which has now decreased down further to just 173. There has been a significant decline of 22 % in the last three years in the MP state.
Madhya Pradesh Government had shown rigorous efforts in order to ensure regular check-ups of women with possibilities of high risk child delivery and ensure their safe delivery and many other major efforts.
Madhya Pradesh (India)
Capital: Bhopal
Largest City: Indore
Districts: 51
Governor: Anandiben Patel
Chief Minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
