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MUMBAI: Nearly 21,000 more deaths (about 23%) were recorded last year in Mumbai compared to 2019 it was 1.1 lakh in 2020 and 91,223 the previous year underscoring the impact the pandemic had on the population. The official Covid fatality count is 11,116, which accounts for barely half the spike in mortalities and thus leaves an incomplete picture of the exact toll. The trend has been seen worldwide with a large percentage of excess deaths in the pandemic year not being included in official Covid toll.
Mumbai also had a sharp 19% drop in births last year, reveals BMC data, owing to factors such as the migrant exodus and pregnancies deferred during the outbreak.
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Delhi: One of the globally acclaimed universities and renowned research institutions, IIHMR University, Jaipur, has been implementing project PMA in Rajasthan. Performance Monitoring for Action or PMA involves India as one of the program countries out of the other 9 countries which include Ethiopia, Kenya, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Niger, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The project is implemented by IIHMR University, Jaipur in collaboration with Jhpiego, Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with support from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Rajasthan. The project is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The project has been implemented in co-operation with the State Government of Rajasthan. The core objective of PMA is to collect the data to monitor the Family planning programme and offer data to be utilised by the development partners and the Government as wel
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More than 20 crore people are eligible for phase 2 of Covid-19 vaccinations in India. This includes more than 7 crore people in the 45-59 age group with morbidity conditions and 13.7 crore in 60+ age group.
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How Tracking Health Indicators Facilitates More Targeted Policy Interventions
Delving into the empirical data regarding the primary health indicators can pave the way for better implementation of policies designed to mitigate the prevailing health issues
For any country to achieve its full potential it has to make substantial investments in the health of its population. This is true for India too. For India to thrive economically, we need to be a healthier country. Over the years, India has made substantial investments to drive better health outcomes in adult, maternal, child and neonatal cohorts. While there has been significant progress, there are still state-wise and district wise gaps and disparities in health outcomes. These need to be addressed so that these investments can yield their intended results, and health interventions can reach, and benefit, the most vulnerable populations.