Despite initiating several hyped maternal health
programmes, the Government of Gujarat has failed to reach the targeted
maternity mortality rate (MMR) under the Millennium Development Goal (MDG),
claim experts working for the safety of motherhood across the state.
On Nation Safe Motherhood Day, dna spoke to a few
experts on maternal health, who stated that the administration has launched a
number of innovative schemes, like the Kasturba Gandhi Poshan Yojana and Bal
Sakha Yojana, but it is still a challenge for migrating, marginalised women and
their families to avail their benefits. “MDG has set a national target of MMR
to100 per one lakh births. But, according to the latest data released by the
Registrar General of India in 2012, the mortality rate in Gujarat is still 122
per one lakh births,” said Dr. Harsha Shah, a gynecologist who works for
maternal health.
