Infant mortality rate
Left-ruled Indian state of Kerala achieves lower infant mortality rate than US and developed countries
The Left’s dedication to strengthening the public health system has resulted in the improvement of health indicators in Kerala at a time when rampant privatization has made proper health services inaccessible to most other Indians.
The year 2022 for health in Africa
The Atlas of African Health Statistics 2022 gauges the overall health situation in Africa by measuring certain key statistics. The picture is not a pretty one.
The remedy for India’s high infant mortality rate is to increase investment in primary health care
India’s Infant Mortality Rate and Under-five mortality rate are not showing any significant decline, and hence, India‘s rank for IMR/U5MR performance globally continues to remain in the bottom quarter of all countries despite robust economic growth rates
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