Centre aims to reduce IMR to 19 per cent in state The Government of India during 12th five year plan aims to reduce the infant mortality rate (IMR) in Arunachal Pradesh to 19 percent by 2017, which is currently 33 percent. While informing this in a meeting on IMR reduction and interventions in Papum Pare at Deputy Commissioner’s office, Yupia on 19 September 2014, district medical officer Dr. S Ronya further informed that the state government has set a target in its DPR to achieve 30 percent IMR by 2015. He said that necessary interventions like capacity building trainings for service providers, improvement of existing labour rooms with necessary equipments, introduction of activity based incentives etc will be provided by the Health Ministry. He appealed to all the participants to work tirelessly to achieve the set target to reduce IMR. IMR is the number of death in children less than one year of age per 1000 live births registered in the same year. As per report by Sample Registration Survey Bulletin of India in 2012, IMR in Arunachal Pradesh is 33 percent against national average of 42 percent, Dr. Ronya said. Deputy Commissioner Tai Kaye, who is also the chairman of District Health Society, stressed the need for conducting IEC/BCC activities to make each and every parent aware about the central programme. While giving emphasis on providing accurate data timely by the field level workers, he assured to provide all necessary help to achieve the target The meeting aimed at sensitizing all stakeholders on union Health Ministry’s recently launched programme on IMR reduction and Interventions, said DRCHO Dr. Kipa Tuglik, who initiated the meeting. ZPM Chairperson Nabam Aka, Arunachal State Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr. D. Raina, Medical Officers of all the blocks and DPMSU staff were present in the meeting. Published on State Portal of Arunachal Pradesh
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