Jaipur: Rajasthan’s medical education department has ordered all medical colleges and attached hospitals to enforce “airtight execution” of standard operating procedures after seven maternal deaths in Kota and Bikaner and post-childbirth complications in eight women in Jodhpur.The order follows an AIIMS, Delhi investigation into the Kota maternal deaths, which flagged the need for proper implementation…
Jaipur: Three investigation committees have submitted their final findings to the state govt on the five maternal deaths in Kota, even though nearly 10% of critical drug sample test reports are still awaited — leaving the probe submission incomplete and effectively redundant.When contacted senior officials confirmed to TOI that several lab reports on the 24…
Ludhiana: A district administration review of all maternal deaths reported during April and May has triggered strict accountability measures for local healthcare providers.Presiding over the Mission Jeevni meeting, deputy commissioner Himanshu Jain announced that lapses identified during the audit were viewed seriously, with responsibility being fixed where negligence was established.The primary outcome of the meeting…
Health and family welfare minister UT Khader chairs a review meeting of the health and family welfare department at the deputy commissioner’s office, in Mangaluru Monday Mangaluru: Health and family welfare minister UT Khader Monday warned of strict action against Arogya Mitras who fail to ensure eligible patients receive cashless treatment under the Ayushman Bharat…
Bhubaneswar: Registering the steepest improvement among major states, Odisha has reduced its Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) by 29 points from 153 per one lakh live births in 2021-23 to 124 in 2022-24, according to a special bulletin released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation. The state, however, continues to be among the top…
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…
