Between 2014 and 2017, India’s IMR has declined by 15.4%. SC seeks Rajasthan govt's response on plea for probe into death of over 100 infants at Kota hospital 10 Feb, 2020, 01.27 PM IST. The objective of this scheme is to improve health benefits for newborns. 3 Afghanistan is estimated to have the highest IMR of 104.3 while Slovenia is estimated to have the lowest IMR of 1.7 infant deaths per 1000 live births according to CIA. 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Patel accused the Opposition of perpetrating misinformation and said that infant mortality rate (IMR) is defined as number of deaths per 1,000 live births, which stood at 30 in 2017 and has now reduced to 24 in 2019. Why has Liverpool’s title defence faded in recent weeks? The J.K Lone Hospital in Kota, Rajasthan is seeing an increasing number of deaths of infants. Rajasthan’s infant mortality rate (IMR) has reduced significantly since 2014, but its IMR of 38 deaths per 1000 live births, as of 2017, is still higher than the national average of 33. “Last year we analysed data from SNCUs and visited the worst performing ones. Infant mortality rate (IMR) and under-five mortality rate for India are 42 and 52 respectively. India has registered 7.4% decline in maternal mortality ratio. As per the last annual survey, the infant mortality rate (IMR) is 5.5%. State government. The health department of Rajasthan Government is formulating a policy named ‘Navjaat Suraksha Yojana’ for care of neonates. The Department of Health will soon bring a policy for newborns born to infants with low birth weight, malnutrition and premature births. - Infant mortality rate drops in Rajasthan Data from SNCUs shows that death rates at J K Lon in 2019 were twice that in the rest of the state. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant issued a notice to the state government on a plea filed by noted doctor K K Aggarwal and social worker B Mishra seeking probe into the death of new-born babies due to lack of … In Rajasthan, an estimated 1.65 million births take place every year. The Nirogi Rajasthan campaign to reduce IMR and maternal mortality (MMR) in the state has already been started. Kangaroo Mother Care is a low-cost technology that is highly practical and has the potential to save millions of newborns without any burden or healthcare costs. In Rajasthan, the infant mortality rate is 35 deaths per 1,000 live births. According to the National Family, the infant mortality rate in Rajasthan is 41 deaths per 1000 live births in the health survey year 2015-16. This scheme aims to improve the healthcare facilities for neonates. In Rajasthan, the infant mortality rate is 35 deaths per 1000 live births. Infant Mortality Rate. The Department of Health will soon bring a policy for newborns born to infants with low birth weight, malnutrition and premature births. However, Kota’s J K Lon Hospital — where around 100 infants have died over the past month — did not feature. Rajasthan Navjaat Suraksha Yojana 2020. In comparison, J K Lon Hospital admitted 3,087 newborns with a mortality rate of 20.2 per cent — an increase from the 14.3 per cent in 2018. According to the National Family Health Survey 2015-16, IMR in Rajasthan was 41 deaths per 1,000 live births. [3] [4] [5] The Royals are known to unearth obscure, high potential talent team. If any mistakes or wrong in the article, please suggest us @ fastread.ait@gmail.com, Your email address will not be published. Factchecker Team January 11, 2020 Mumbai: The Rajasthan government has reduced the state’s infant mortality rate (IMR) to 5.55% in 2019 compared to 7.62% in 2014, claimed the state’s health minister, Raghu Sharma, on December 31, 2019. In 2014, the IMR in Rajasthan was 46 per 1000 live births, which has declined at a rate of 17.4 per cent, against the national average of 13 per cent. 2 The projected estimate for 2020 was 30.8 per 1000 live births according to the CIA World Factbook. The Government of Health Department of Rajasthan has decided to include Kangaroo Mother Care in the Narogi Rajasthan Scheme of the State Government. Government of Rajasthan Neonatal Mortality Rate, Newborn Safety Scheme 2020, Kangaroo Mother Care Initiative Rajasthan Scheme to reduce neonatal mortality. This technology is still underlined and if used properly, this initiative could save many lives. Also, as per the National Family Health Survey 2015-16, IMR in Rajasthan was 41 deaths per 1,000 live births. Jaipur: To reduce infant mortality rate (IMR), Rajasthan will introduce a new vaccine "Pentavalent" for children below the age of one year, a health … Copyright © 2021 The Indian Express [P] Ltd. 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