Assam worst in MMR, spent just 13.58 percent of NHM fund in 2017-18
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Guwahati: Assam is at the bottom of the list with regard to maternal mortality rate(MMR) with a figure of 300 against the national average of 167, while the fund spending under National Health Mission (NHM) is just 13.58 percent for 2017-18.
Addressing a press conference here, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey said the government is working to reduce the MMR in Assam.
MMR is the annual number of female deaths per 1,00,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management.
"MMR in Assam is very high. It is 300 at present against the pan-India average of 167. It is at the bottom of the list. It was 383 hours ago and was 447 in 2002 in Assam," Choubey said.
The declining rate of MMR in the state, however, is the highest in the country and is "very encouraging", he said.
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