Union health minister JP Nadda flags off 10 blood collection vans in Jaipur on Sunday Jaipur: Rajasthan has stepped up its voluntary blood donation drive following a series of maternal deaths, many linked to anaemia, that highlighted pressure on the state’s blood supply system. Union health minister JP Nadda and chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma…
File photo of chief secretary V Srinivas and principal secretary Gayatri Rathore at review meeting Jaipur: Concerns over maternal care protocols in Rajasthan have heightened as four pregnant women remain on ventilator support at two govt hospitals linked to Jodhpur Medical College. This follows a series of critical delivery-related cases, including the death of one…
Jaipur: The health department Monday completed a five-day statewide screening campaign, identifying 37,558 high-risk pregnancies and reviewing the quality of antenatal care being provided to women across the state. The move comes following the death of 19 women due to post-C-section complications.During the drive, high-risk pregnancies were identified based on pre-existing health conditions such as…
Five women are in intensive care after caesarean deliveries at Jodhpur’s Umaid Hospital. JAIPUR: Five women were shifted Saturday to the intensive care unit of the govt-run Umaid Hospital in Jodhpur, where they had undergone caesarean deliveries over the past two days, officials said. One of the five women is currently on ventilator support, they…
With around 5.5 lakh live births recorded annually in the state, an IMR of 24 translates to roughly 13,000 infant deaths each year Gurgaon: Haryana’s infant mortality rate (IMR) has dropped nearly 14% in five years. IMR has declined from 28 to 24 deaths per 1,000 live births over the past five years — between…
Pune: The PMC recorded 48 maternal deaths in 2025–26, with fatalities split equally between public and private hospitals (24 each). The data highlights a major success for public hospitals: maternal deaths in govt facilities have dropped by more than 50% in just three years, falling from 50 in 2023–24 to 24 this past year.Health officials…
Chennai: More than one in three pregnancies in Poonamallee carried a significant medical risk last year, according to a study by Tamil Nadu Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.Published in the latest edition of Tamil Nadu Journal of Public Health and Medical Research, the study found that 38.1% of pregnancies in peri-urban area were…
The maternal mortality ratio fell to 37 deaths per 100,000 live births — a 19% drop from pre-pandemic levels and considerably lower than national average Chennai: When India’s second Covid wave hit Tamil Nadu in 2021, pregnant women bore a disproportionate share of the damage. Hospitals overflowed, lockdowns kept expectant mothers away from clinics, and…
Pune: In 2025-26, 971 women lost their lives while giving birth. Even though the number is less than 1,106 deaths in 2024-25 and 1,131 in 2023-24, the matter is of grave concern since it points to persisting underlying causes and delay in medical attention.Joint director of health services Dr Sandeep Sangale said, “District civil surgeons…
Pune: Maharashtra has managed to bring down child mortality numbers in the last half decade, but still has an abysmal record of an average of 35 deaths a day of children under the age of five due to health issues.In 2025-26, the state health department reported 12,792 such child deaths in Maharashtra.State joint director of…
