Karnataka aims to eliminate preventable maternal deaths, says minister
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Karnataka plans to eliminate preventable maternal deaths through new policy initiatives and improved healthcare infrastructure.
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- The Karnataka government has announced a comprehensive plan to reduce maternal mortality, including the establishment of a state-level unit for focused interventions.
- Authorities will implement community-level awareness campaigns and improve tracking for high-risk pregnancies to reach the goal of zero preventable deaths.
- Birth waiting homes will be set up at the district and taluka levels to provide timely access to specialist care.
- The state also intends to develop a dedicated Women's Health Policy to address evolving healthcare needs.
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U T Khader
Health minister
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“Our government is committed to bringing maternal deaths down to zero in every part of the state, reaching even the remotest villages. Towards this goal, we have decided to undertake several focused and effective measures”
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…Maatrutva Aashwaasana—SUMAN Roadmap 2030, organised by the Department of Health and Family Welfare in Bengaluru, Khader said it was the government's firm resolve to bring maternal deaths down to zero across the state. " Our government is committed to bringing maternal deaths down to zero in every part of the state, reaching even the remotest villages. Towards this goal, we have decided to undertake several focused and effective measures ," the state Health minister said in a post on X. According to the Health Department, Karnataka's Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), as per the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) estimate for 2022-24, is 73 per one…
“This keeps them close to the right health facility, ensures timely specialist care and referral, and reduces the delays that cost mothers' lives”
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…at PHCs," Khader said. The minister said high-risk pregnant women identified well in advance could stay at a birth waiting home about a week before their expected date of delivery, depending on their clinical needs. " This keeps them close to the right health facility, ensures timely specialist care and referral, and reduces the delays that cost mothers' lives ," he said. Khader stressed the need to establish a dedicated Women's Health Policy to address the changing healthcare needs of women, including those arising from changing lifestyles and hormonal health. "We will also…
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