Karnataka plans district-level action to eliminate preventable maternal deaths
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The Karnataka State Health Department is implementing district-level strategies and a new Women's Health Policy to eliminate preventable maternal deaths.
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- The Karnataka government is launching new measures to reduce maternal mortality, including district-specific interventions and the tracking of high-risk pregnancies.
- Officials aim to lower the current maternal mortality ratio of 73 per one lakh live births to under 70.
- A new state-level initiative will recognize gram panchayats that achieve zero maternal deaths.
- The state also intends to introduce a dedicated Women’s Health Policy to address evolving healthcare requirements.
What to watch next
- Introduction of the forthcoming Women's Health Policy
- Progress toward the target of reducing maternal mortality ratio below 70
- Establishment of the dedicated state-level unit for maternal death prevention
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U.T. Khader
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“Towards this goal, we have decided to undertake several focused and effective measures. These include preconception care; quality antenatal care and high-risk pregnancy tracking; quality delivery care; preparedness to manage postpartum haemorrhage and other obstetric emergencies; strengthening of the Maternal Death Surveillance and Response system; the Zero Maternal Death Gram Panchayat campaign; and digital monitoring and accountability”
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…preventable maternal deaths in the State. Health Minister U.T. Khader said the government was committed to bringing maternal deaths down to zero and ensuring that the interventions reached even remote villages. “ Towards this goal, we have decided to undertake several focused and effective measures. These include preconception care; quality antenatal care and high-risk pregnancy tracking; quality delivery care; preparedness to manage postpartum haemorrhage and other obstetric emergencies; strengthening of the Maternal Death Surveillance and Response system; the Zero Maternal Death Gram Panchayat campaign; and digital monitoring and accountability ,” Mr. Khader said. Speaking after inaugurating a State-level workshop on the SUMAN Roadmap 2030 under the Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) programme in Bengaluru on Friday, he said greater emphasis would be placed…
“We will also appoint a dedicated Deputy Director to focus on women’s health”
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…Women’s health policy to be introduced Karnataka plans to introduce a dedicated Women’s Health Policy to address changing healthcare needs, including those associated with lifestyle changes and hormonal health. “ We will also appoint a dedicated Deputy Director to focus on women’s health ,” Mr. Khader said, adding that Karnataka would become the first State to have such a policy. Published - September 26, 2026 06:49 pm IST…
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