Rani Devi and her seven-month-old son at the Anganwadi Cenre for maternal and child care, Muzaffarpu
Rani Devi and her seven-month-old son at the Anganwadi Cenre for maternal and child care, Muzaffarpu
Sanjist Das travelled from his home in in New Delhi to Bihar to witness how health for women is being improved across 360 villages in the state. Significant changes have occurred thanks to various training schemes on, for example, safe delivery practices, how to deal with emergency births, as well as vaccinations and first aid for common diseases. This has led to a 40 per cent reduction in infant and maternal mortality, a 50 per cent increase in safe deliveries, a 40 per cent increase in child immunisation and a 45 per cent increase in antenatal and postnatal care.
