New Delhi, Aug 29: Meeting of the Consultative Committee of Parliament attached to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on Maternal Health was held in New Delhi today. Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare presided over the meeting. The meeting discussed various issues on Maternal Health. In his opening remarks, Azad said Government of India is implementing a number of strategies and interventions for improved maternal health outcomes. "These interventions have contributed in the reduction of Maternal Mortality in the country, he said further claiming, "the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) has declined from 301 per 100,000 live births in 2001-03 to 254 in 2004-05.' While furnishing statistics, Union Minister Azad added that it further had declined to 212 in 2007-09. "The pace of decline has shown an increasing trend from 4.1% annual rate of decline during 2001-03 to 5.55 IN 2004-06 and further to 5.8% in 2007-09, he said.
Among prominent members who attended today's Consultative Committee Meeting included M.I. Shanavas (LS), Shailendra Kumar (LS), Dr. P. Venugopal (LS), Motilal Vohra (RS), Dr. C.P. Thakur (RS) and Baishnab Parida (RS) and Smt Santosh Chowdhary, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare.
During the occasion Smt Anuradha Gupta, Addl. Secretary and Mission Director, NRHM presented power point presentation on the strategies and interventions made by the Health Ministry on Maternal Health. |
