Krishnagiri aims to eliminate birth mortality rates

thehindu.com

Krishnagiri District Collector C. Dinesh Kumar held a meeting to review maternal and infant health indicators. He emphasized the need to reduce birth mortality rates to zero and improve immunization and pregnancy registrations. The Collector also highlighted the importance of a tuberculosis elimination campaign and instructed officials to enhance screening at health centers. He called for better monitoring of teenage marriages and efforts to prevent illicit prenatal diagnostics. Officials were directed to report maternal mortality cases and ensure 100% immunization of newborns. The meeting aimed to strengthen health initiatives in the district.


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