#MajorAchievement WHO Declares India Maternal & Neonatal Tetanus Free!

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Almost a year after eliminating polio, India declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus​

New Delhi: In yet another major achievement, India has been declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus. Calling it a "significant public health milestone", the World Health Organization (WHO) congratulated Indian health workers for achieving the feat which comes almost a year after the country eliminated the scourge of polio.

India was finally declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus on May 15, 2015. WHO Deputy Regional Director for South East Asia Poonam Khetrapal Singh said Nagaland was the last Indian state to achieve maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination.

In 1990 neonatal tetanus accounted for almost 80,000 deaths. India was finally declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus on May 15, 2015.​

She said the launch of the National Rural Health Mission in 2005 helped to facilitate safe deliveries by training auxiliary nurse midwives and other trained birth attendants who work at the village level.

Polio eradication in India had acted as a model to follow for health workers. "Since 2012, the Government of India has been applying the best practices of polio eradication for routine immunisation strengthening, focusing on areas with low immunisation coverage," she added.

In 1983 the Indian government introduced two doses of tetanus toxoid vaccine to all pregnant women during each pregnancy as nationwide expanded programme on immunisation. But in 1990 neonatal tetanus still accounted for almost 80,000 deaths, said UNICEF. But Poonam pointed out that in 2013 and 2014 fewer than 500 cases were reported.

New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) neonatology professor Dr Vinod Paul expressed happiness over the achievement and added that he was proud that India had eliminated a disease that was at one point of time responsible for almost 15% of neonatal deaths in the country. "This is truly a huge goal because at one point in time there were tens of thousands of deaths due to maternal and neonatal tetanus," he said.

He cited three reasons why he believed India had achieved the goal. "First and foremost, maternal tetanus immunisation rates have gone up. They are not universal, but they are very high," he said.

"Secondly, we introduced cash incentives for institutional deliveries; and lastly, delivery kits that reduce contamination along with safe umbilical cord practices have been important. In the last seven years, facility births have increased, even in rural India. We have moved from homes where deliveries are unhygienic to facility births where we are dealing with nurses and doctors where there are greater chances of better care and practices," he added.

The elimination of neonatal tetanus is defined as less than one case in 1000 live births in every district across the country, said the WHO.

The disease usually occurs in newborns through infection of the unhealed umbilical stump, especially when the stump is cut with a non-sterile instrument. Maternal tetanus is considered eliminated once neonatal tetanus elimination has been achieved.

WHO had on March 27, 2014 officially declared India 'Polio Free'.

Source:- Almost a year after eliminating polio, India declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus - IBNLive

 

[Jayanta]

Great.....

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Not a big deal. You all Indians are so happy with minor things. Its like giving a dog a piece of bone.

Please do care to share such unsolicited advises only when you yourself have achieved any of it.

 

[PatriotLover]

Please do care to share such unsolicited advises only when you yourself have achieved any of it.

Even when we achieve we dont show pride like Indians.

 

[Viper0011.]

Almost a year after eliminating polio, India declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus​

This is actually pretty big as Indian population is the second largest in the world. Congrats to India in safe guarding lives of its citizen. Good work, many other nations need to follow what India did here

 

[kbd-raaf]

Even when we achieve we dont show pride like Indians.

What has Pakistan ever achieved?

 

[Madrassi]

Not a big deal. You all Indians are so happy with minor things. Its like giving a dog a piece of bone.

Eradicating Polio is a great achievement by any country. This is not a minor thing as u think

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

This will have a major impact on reduction of under 5 and maternal mortality rates in India.

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

This will have a major impact on reduction of under 5 and maternal mortality rates in India.

India has dramatically reduced not only the number of underweight children but also the numbers of stunted and wasted children - which will further be reduced!

'Child stunting drops sharply in India' - The Hindu

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

India declared maternal and neonatal tetanus free: PM Narendra Modi​

NEW DELHI: The WHO has declared that mothers and newborns are free from tetanus at the time of birth in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Thursday.

He was inaugurating the Call to Action Summit 2015 - an initiative to reduce child and maternal deaths across the world - and said the event will help the developing countries to tackle health challenges related to women and child.

Boasting India's polio-free status, Modi said: "Indian was declared polio free because of the collective efforts of several stakeholders. I am happy to inform you that today the WHO has declared India maternal and neonatal tetanus free."

Over 600 delegates from across the world will attend the two-day summit to discuss initiatives to reduce maternal and child mortality rate.

Health Minister JP Nadda and the health ministers of several nations including Senegal, South Sudan, Afghanistan and Ethiopia were among those who attended the event.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are 24 countries that make up for 36 per cent of the global population and account for 70 percent of child and maternal deaths.

Mali has the highest Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) at 78, while South Sudan has the highest Mother Mortality Rate (MMR) at 730.

India's IMR stands at 40 while the MMR stands at 167. in compairion, in 1990, the IMR was 380, and the MMR was 540.

India declared maternal and neonatal tetanus free: PM Narendra Modi - The Economic Times

 

[Gibbs]

Even when we achieve we dont show pride like Indians.

It's a major achievement for a country of 1.2 billion people and very diverse often chaotic society.. Kudos to the Indian health workers

 

[punit]

Even when we achieve we dont show pride like Indians.

being the sole factory of Polio is mighty achievement !

 

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Almost a year after eliminating polio, India declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus​

New Delhi: In yet another major achievement, India has been declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus. Calling it a "significant public health milestone", the World Health Organization (WHO) congratulated Indian health workers for achieving the feat which comes almost a year after the country eliminated the scourge of polio.

India was finally declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus on May 15, 2015. WHO Deputy Regional Director for South East Asia Poonam Khetrapal Singh said Nagaland was the last Indian state to achieve maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination.

In 1990 neonatal tetanus accounted for almost 80,000 deaths. India was finally declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus on May 15, 2015.​

She said the launch of the National Rural Health Mission in 2005 helped to facilitate safe deliveries by training auxiliary nurse midwives and other trained birth attendants who work at the village level.

Polio eradication in India had acted as a model to follow for health workers. "Since 2012, the Government of India has been applying the best practices of polio eradication for routine immunisation strengthening, focusing on areas with low immunisation coverage," she added.

In 1983 the Indian government introduced two doses of tetanus toxoid vaccine to all pregnant women during each pregnancy as nationwide expanded programme on immunisation. But in 1990 neonatal tetanus still accounted for almost 80,000 deaths, said UNICEF. But Poonam pointed out that in 2013 and 2014 fewer than 500 cases were reported.

New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) neonatology professor Dr Vinod Paul expressed happiness over the achievement and added that he was proud that India had eliminated a disease that was at one point of time responsible for almost 15% of neonatal deaths in the country. "This is truly a huge goal because at one point in time there were tens of thousands of deaths due to maternal and neonatal tetanus," he said.

He cited three reasons why he believed India had achieved the goal. "First and foremost, maternal tetanus immunisation rates have gone up. They are not universal, but they are very high," he said.

"Secondly, we introduced cash incentives for institutional deliveries; and lastly, delivery kits that reduce contamination along with safe umbilical cord practices have been important. In the last seven years, facility births have increased, even in rural India. We have moved from homes where deliveries are unhygienic to facility births where we are dealing with nurses and doctors where there are greater chances of better care and practices," he added.

The elimination of neonatal tetanus is defined as less than one case in 1000 live births in every district across the country, said the WHO.

The disease usually occurs in newborns through infection of the unhealed umbilical stump, especially when the stump is cut with a non-sterile instrument. Maternal tetanus is considered eliminated once neonatal tetanus elimination has been achieved.

WHO had on March 27, 2014 officially declared India 'Polio Free'.

Source:- Almost a year after eliminating polio, India declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus - IBNLive

Good job

 

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Almost a year after eliminating polio, India declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus​

New Delhi: In yet another major achievement, India has been declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus. Calling it a "significant public health milestone", the World Health Organization (WHO) congratulated Indian health workers for achieving the feat which comes almost a year after the country eliminated the scourge of polio.

India was finally declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus on May 15, 2015. WHO Deputy Regional Director for South East Asia Poonam Khetrapal Singh said Nagaland was the last Indian state to achieve maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination.

In 1990 neonatal tetanus accounted for almost 80,000 deaths. India was finally declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus on May 15, 2015.​

She said the launch of the National Rural Health Mission in 2005 helped to facilitate safe deliveries by training auxiliary nurse midwives and other trained birth attendants who work at the village level.

Polio eradication in India had acted as a model to follow for health workers. "Since 2012, the Government of India has been applying the best practices of polio eradication for routine immunisation strengthening, focusing on areas with low immunisation coverage," she added.

In 1983 the Indian government introduced two doses of tetanus toxoid vaccine to all pregnant women during each pregnancy as nationwide expanded programme on immunisation. But in 1990 neonatal tetanus still accounted for almost 80,000 deaths, said UNICEF. But Poonam pointed out that in 2013 and 2014 fewer than 500 cases were reported.

New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) neonatology professor Dr Vinod Paul expressed happiness over the achievement and added that he was proud that India had eliminated a disease that was at one point of time responsible for almost 15% of neonatal deaths in the country. "This is truly a huge goal because at one point in time there were tens of thousands of deaths due to maternal and neonatal tetanus," he said.

He cited three reasons why he believed India had achieved the goal. "First and foremost, maternal tetanus immunisation rates have gone up. They are not universal, but they are very high," he said.

"Secondly, we introduced cash incentives for institutional deliveries; and lastly, delivery kits that reduce contamination along with safe umbilical cord practices have been important. In the last seven years, facility births have increased, even in rural India. We have moved from homes where deliveries are unhygienic to facility births where we are dealing with nurses and doctors where there are greater chances of better care and practices," he added.

The elimination of neonatal tetanus is defined as less than one case in 1000 live births in every district across the country, said the WHO.

The disease usually occurs in newborns through infection of the unhealed umbilical stump, especially when the stump is cut with a non-sterile instrument. Maternal tetanus is considered eliminated once neonatal tetanus elimination has been achieved.

WHO had on March 27, 2014 officially declared India 'Polio Free'.

Source:- Almost a year after eliminating polio, India declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus - IBNLive

Thats an achievement