PM Modi pays tribute to 1965 war soldiers

Among its many initiatives, the country provided cash incentives to families who delivered at a health facility.

Several of the 22 countries-including Afghanistan, Ethiopia, and Nigeria-that have yet to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus are represented at the conference. He renewed India’s pledge and commitment to ending preventable mother and child deaths.

This prevailing state of lack of employment opportunities will surely scoop a bad time for PM Modi. “We must experiment and learn from each other”.

Health advocates in India are celebrating a major milestone that will save thousands of mothers’ and babies’ lives. In 2013, India’s net trade deficit was $35 billion, which was approximately a quarter of India’s deficit with all other trading countries. Besides, the rupee today fell most in 23 months to hit a two-year low at 66.64 against the US dollar.

“India would be happy to assist any country with technology, system-strengthening and programme implementation capsules”.

He also slammed the central government, saying the economy was badly hit under the Narendra Modi-led government while he had earlier promised he would improve it.

Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UAE, its foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan will visit India next week to co-chair joint commission meeting with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj on key issues of energy and trade.

Speaking on the occasion, Health minister J P Nadda said government is accelerating all efforts to prevent malaria and HIV among children.

“How we shape the world in the next 15 years will make the difference between prosperous, optimistic nations, and insecurity and unrest”. The book accounts strategies India has followed to reduce maternal and child mortality from 1990 to 2015. He said a lot of progress has been achieved on preventable health care front but challenges still lie ahead.

The two-day summit is being co-hosted by the Health Ministry along with Ethiopian Health Ministry, USAID, UNICEF, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Tata Trusts.

In New Delhi, Biswal is expected to hold talks with her Indian counterparts on forthcoming prime ministerial trip and the first India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue in September.