Tech to Reduce Child and Maternal Mortality

摘要

India ranks 1 out of 1 2 countries that account for two-thirds of children under five and maternal deaths in the world. It is no wonder then that India ranks 73 out of 77 middle-income countries rated for the "Best place to be a mother," according to a 'Save the Children' report that was issued on May 3, 2010. That's obviously a very sad ranking. To reduce maternal and child mortality rates in India, the govt of India have partnered with the govt. of Norway under what's called the Norway-India Partnership Initiative, short for NIPI. The objective of this partnership is achieve MDG 4, or a reduction by two-thirds in the mortality rate among children under five years. The initiative is being implemented as an integral part of the National Rural Health Mission tNHRM) of India. The mission aims to provide an up-front, strategic, innovative and flexible support to accelerate the implementation of the mission in five states: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Orissa. These states account for over 60% of the infant deaths.