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85pc PHCs in Meghalaya have Transit Homes for pregnant women

Shillong, Sep 7 (UNI) Eighty-five cent of the primary health centres (PHCs) in matrilineal Meghalaya have Transit Homes for expecting mothers, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said after inaugurating yet another such facility under the CM’s Safe Motherhood Scheme at the community health centre (CHC) at Mawryngkneng Village on Wednesday.
“This is our continuing effort to increase institutional deliveries and reduce Maternal Mortality Rate in Meghalaya. Aside the provision of accommodation facility for high-risk expecting mothers from remote villages, the Transit Home will provide them food and space for their kids,” he said.
“Women were facing a lot of maternity related problems like death during childbirth, multiple pregnancies, high risk pregnancies, and anemia and there were many reasons attributed to these problems and the health and pregnancy of women is also connected to their economic activities,” the Chief Minister said.

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EC suspend 2 Bengal cops in Murshidabad

20 Apr 2024 | 12:25 PM

Kolkata, Apr 20 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has suspended two police officers of OC rank in West Bengal. Those suspended are officers-in charge of Saktipur and Beldanga police stations in Murshidabad district. They failed to contain violence on April 17 in their respective jurisdiction.

Only 48 23 per cent polling in Bihar, 5 24 per cent less from 2019 LS polls

19 Apr 2024 | 11:13 PM

Patna, Apr 19 (UNI) Despite best efforts made by Election Commission and appeals from top leaders and celebrities, poll percentage in first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Bihar could reach only 48.23 per cent, which is 5.24 per cent less than polling of 2019 general elections in the state.

Arunachal: Sanitary pads given as ‘return gifts’

19 Apr 2024 | 10:50 PM

Itanagar, April 19 (UNI) In one of its kind initiative, sanitary pads were given as a ‘return gift’ to all the women voters who cast their votes in the women-managed polling stations at 5-DFO Social Forestry building, Itanagar and 45-Nirjuli KV NERIST under Itanagar Assembly Constituency on Friday.

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