J’khand’s poor maternal health story retold in post-delivery death

The death of a woman after delivering a child has brought to fore Jharkhand’s poor maternal health status. Chandramuni Kumari, a tribal resident of Ranchi’s Namkum, died on February 20 after delivering a healthy girl child. 

Ironically, she was one of Jharkhand’s 40,964 Sahiyyas, who are Accredited Social Health Activist for assisting pregnant women.


Source: The Indian Express
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