Neonatal mortality rate in Kerala comes down

Kochi: 5th July 2013  

The neonatal mortality rate in Kerala has come down remarkably thanks to the empowerment of local healthcare workers through training programmes.  This, along with Kerala’s inherent superior healthcare infrastructure, have brought down the neonatal mortality rate to 7/1,000, the lowest in the country, according to Sachidananda Kamath, the State Academic Coordinator for Indian Academy of Paediatricians led Neonatal Resuscitation Programme under the aegis of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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