Development Administration in Tamil Nadu Current Affairs Analysis
Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR): India has achieved the National Health Policy (NHP) target of 100 deaths per lakh live births.
Decline in MMR: India saw an 83% decline in MMR (1990-2020), surpassing the global decline.
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR): India recorded a 69% reduction in IMR from 1990 to 2020, which is higher than the global decline of 55%.
Under-5 Mortality Rate: India witnessed a 75% decline, compared to the global decline of 58%.
Tamil Nadu’s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) has been dropped to 39.4 from 45.5 per one lakh live births during 2023-24.
The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has been reduced from 8.2 per 1,000 live births to 7.7.
New Initiatives: The Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri (BHISHM) Cubes are advanced mobile modular kits, designed to offer rapid, first-line medical care in the management of patients during first few hours following a disaster situation or public health emergencies.