The Big Picture : Tackling Infant Mortality

The death toll of infants at the JK Lon Hospital in Rajasthan's Kota has reached 110 in the past 36 days. In Gujarat the State run civil hospitals in Rajkot and Ahmedabad witnessed death of 134 and 85 infants respectively in the month of December, 2019. Death of children under the age of 1 is measured by Infant Mortality Rate which is the number of deaths per 1000 live births. While Rajasthan's Infant Mortality Rate in 2017 stood at 38 which is higher than the national average of 33, this figure for Gujarat was below the national average in 2017 at 30. So what are various reasons for these deaths and how the Infant Mortality Rate can be brought down further.

Anchor: Vishal Dahiya
Producer: Sagheer Ahmad

Guest Name:-
Dr. Ramesh Dutta, National Finance Secretary, IMA
Aditi Tandon, Special Correspondent, The Tribune
R.K. Srivastava, Former Director General, Health Services, GOI

[shagunupreti]

Infant mortality rate
: History -
1995 first started a world millennial goals and all countries have to achieve it by cut Child mortality by two third.... In india earlier we had 80 infants death per 1000 live birth.... Now at 33....we have come a long way.... National Health mission 2005.... Comprehensive approach...
: Major threats -
Deaths within first month is a major Under weight babies.... Low socio economic
: system failure -
Doctor patient ratio.... Understaffed.... Poor infrastructure... Lack of critical care... Weak health responses.... Insufficient funds.... Doctor availability....
: Solutions -
State matter... Right redressal should be taken by state.... Human resource engagement.... Infrastructure capacity building... Public private partnership.... Emergency care... Quick transport support.... Scientist should pin down the causes of deaths among children....and other respective punitive measures should be taken...

Hence a healthy child develops a better nation....

[ashwin]

Aditi Mam superbly gave so many points.She should hv been given more screen time. Mr. Srivastava didn't add much, still he got max time. Plz allocate equal timings to panelists, Vishal.

[VaibhavSnehi]

Aditi looked so proud after finishing her powerful monologue.

[drajithkumarY]

R.K Srivastava sir is making things complex😇

[VICKYIAS]

Very very very....productive discussion 👍

[ajitauchare]

Mr Srivastava views could not understand at all. So much time given

[upensingh]

Fantastic gonna healthy discussion that's why I like to watch the big picture in rstv

[gauravchauhan]

please to provide subtitle also if possible vishal dahiya ji .

[SAMARTHYA_IAS_JUDICIARY]

How easy to say that lack of funds is a viable reason for so many deaths...This seems like population is the main cause of poverty.... Actually, hum sach me bahut jyada adaptive ho gye to reduce disaster is not our agenda, I think are the one Jo answers dekhne me baad questions ko analyse karte hai mam has talked the actual reality of our health and bureaucratic is there at the higher levels, who don't

[SUNILSHARMA-ijve]

hello friends R U ALL UPSC ASPIRANT????

[drpratapgps]

R.K. Srivastava sir very brilliantly describes the ground realities for the system failures 👏 🙌

[TDBengaliGyan]

Srivastava was not good because he was from government side 😀

[anubhavsood]

Mr. Dutta is just pinning the blame on finances. Then he should explain why one state like kerela outperforms a state like bihar. It is because the funds are getting utilised in a better coordinated manner.

[kalpanadevi]

I thought Iran US topic will be discussed today

[Rahulpriye]

Again, Holistic solution would be the final solution 👍

[PrasannaKumar-mmwz]

Neonatal mortality high, state human resources, health state subject preventable causes, plugging systemic gaps. Infra upgradation. GDP spending on health, 1.25 compared to others, solutions_ transparent and accountable service delivery system, HR engagement, ppp health care sharing risks and responsibilities, referral system, absorption capacity at local level, integrated disease surveillance system intelligence, political will, better coordination, training facility

[jayshelke]

Aditi Tondon Madam Thanks
RS
Also Vishal

[SakshiSingh-ogqc]

Is data given is authenticate ? PLZZ tell me