JAMMU: Jammu & Kashmir has shown a record improvement in the last three years in key Maternal and Child health indicators according to the fresh report of National Family Healthy Survey (NFHS-5) conducted by International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai.
The report was released on Saturday by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI for 22 states and union territories.
“If we compare the achievements in key health indicators recorded in National Family Healthy Survey report (NFHS-5) 2019-20 with the NFHS-4 of 2015-16, J&K has recorded 22 points decrease in Neonatal Mortality Rate (NNMR) from 23.1 to 9.8, 16 points decrease in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) from 32.4 to 16.3 and 19 points decrease in Under Five Mortality Rate (U5MR) from 37.6 to 18.5, which is unprecedented and is the reflection of health status of general population,” said an official handout.
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Jammu & Kashmir achieves single digit Neonatal Mortality Rate
Jammu & Kashmir achieves single digit Neonatal Mortality Rate
Jammu & Kashmir achieves single digit Neonatal Mortality Rate, also 16 point decrease in Infant Mortality Rate as per NFHS report 2019-20 in last 3 years
JAMMU: The Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir has shown a record improvement in last 3 years in key Maternal and Child health indicators as per the latest report of National Family Healthy Survey (NFHS-5)conducted by International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai. The report was released today by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI for 22 states/UTs
If we compare the achievements in key health indicators recorded in National Family Healthy Survey report (NFHS-5) 2019-20 with the NFHS-4 of 2015-16, J&K has recorded 22 points decrease in Neonatal Mortality Rate (NNMR) from 23.1 to 9.8, 16 points decrease in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) from 32.4 to 16.3 and 19 points decrease in Under Five Mort