We in India are still struggling to save the lives of mothers and children due to lack of implementing already proved and documented methods in large parts of the country even if we compare with the state of Kerala, where the IMR has already reached the level of 12 and MMR to the level of 61,comparing with national figures 40 and 167 respectively. India” high burden of Mother and Child mortality is majorly being contributed by the states of Assam, UP, MP, Rajasthan and Bihar. Do the Mothers and children of these states deserve the same health status as of at least Kerala?. I think each one of us will agree with this.
But what needs to be done? The simple logic is that first of all these mothers and children need to be brought 100% to the health facilities whether public or private and which is not happening at all despite the launch of NRHM and now coined NHM. Though the NRHM has…
