Kerala, Maha, TN have achieved SDG of reducing MMR to less than 70: Nadda
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New Delhi: Union Health Minister J P Nadda claimed today that three states -- Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu -- had already achieved the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of reducing the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) to less than 70 per 1,00,000 live births, well before the time limit of 2030.
Listing the achievements of his ministry in the past four years, Nadda said that India has met the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target for MMR of 139/lakh live births by achieving 130 by 2015.
"At this rate, we shall achieve SDG target of 70 by 2022, ahead of target timeline of 2030. Kerala (MMR at 46 per lakh live births), Maharashtra (MMR at 61 per lakh live births) and Tamil Nadu (MMR at 66 per lakh live births) have achieved the SDG goal of 70 per lakh live births," Nadda said.
India has registered a 22-per cent decline in MMR since 2013, according to the Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin released on June 7.
Listing the achievements of his ministry in the past four years, Nadda said that India has met the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target for MMR of 139/lakh live births by achieving 130 by 2015.
"At this rate, we shall achieve SDG target of 70 by 2022, ahead of target timeline of 2030. Kerala (MMR at 46 per lakh live births), Maharashtra (MMR at 61 per lakh live births) and Tamil Nadu (MMR at 66 per lakh live births) have achieved the SDG goal of 70 per lakh live births," Nadda said.
India has registered a 22-per cent decline in MMR since 2013, according to the Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin released on June 7.
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