State sees rise in hospital births, rural-urban gap Persists: NFHS-6 Data | Guwahati News

Guwahati: Nine out of every 10 births in Assam are attended by skilled health personnel, and 87.6% births in the state take place at healthcare institutions, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.The CM praised the efforts of the state govt and healthcare workers, citing encouraging trends from the recently-released National Family Health Survey-6…

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22.1% of state kids under 5 years suffer from acute malnutrition: NFHS-6 | Bhubaneswar News

Odisha continues to grapple with a high burden of acute child malnutrition Bhubaneswar: Odisha continues to grapple with a high burden of acute child malnutrition, with 22.1% of children under five years of age classified as wasted (too thin for their height), significantly above the national average of 19%, according to the latest National Family…

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