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Over 70 pc of maternal deaths between April-Dec 2024 could have been preve
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
A technical committee, headed by the Director of Health and Family Welfare Services of the state government, released a report examining maternal deaths recorded between April 1 and December 31, 2024, prompted by the tragic loss of five pregnant women in Ballari in November 2024.
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"24 mothers die each day of preventable maternal mortality in Afghanistan"
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a clear warning about the situation as around 24 mothers lose their lives every day due to preventable maternal causes.
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Afghanistan has highest maternal deaths in Asia-Pacific: Report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI): Highlighting that Afghanistan has the highest maternal mortality rate in the Asia-Pacific region, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has raised concerns over the rise in maternal mortality during childbirth in the war-ravaged country.
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Rajiv Ranjan's directorial debut 'Bediyan' for United Nations on women's s
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI/PNN): Bediyan refers specifically to superstition, blind faith, error, and misconceptions that persist despite decades of education in our society.
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Study reveals pregnant women in Louisiana at increased risk for homicide
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): Researchers found that 13 per cent of deaths occurring during or up to one year after pregnancy among Louisiana women in 2016-17 were homicides.
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Scientists find technique to prevent deaths due to postpartum haemorrhage
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Boston [USA], Jan 7 (ANI): Two recent studies have found out that Uterine Balloon Tamponade (UBT) technique is about 86 per cent effective in maternal death that takes place due to postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).
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UNICEF lauds India for decline in maternal mortality ratio
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): UNICEF's India representative Yasmin Ali Haque has commended India's 'impressive progress' in reducing maternal deaths.
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