Inequalities plague India's health battle

hi frndz,
well below i'm giving some facts and stats about the Inequalities in health care services in India-

Avoidable complications during childbirth kill 78,000 women in India every year. One million children die in the country every year before they become 28 days old. These are some of the disturbing findings of Unicef’s ‘State of the World’s Children 2009’ report

An Indian woman is 300 times more likely to die in childbirth or from pregnancy-related complications than a woman in the developed world. And for every 100 children who die globally, 22 die in India as the country’s fight to lower maternal and child mortality rates continues to be hampered by social inequalities and shortages in primary healthcare facilities.

India’s maternal mortality rate (MMR) stands at 450 per 100,000 live births as against 540 in the 1998-99 period. That’s way behind the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which call for a reduction to 109 by 2015, says the latest report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef).

The MDGs are eight social and economic development benchmarks set for nations to accomplish by 2015. They include reducing poverty levels, increasing universal education, improving healthcare and fighting the spread of AIDS. India has to achieve a two-thirds reduction in MMR to meet its target, which, Unicef says, looks difficult given growing social and income inequalities.

“Widening disparities are prevalent in health outcomes between income groups and between social and caste groups,” the organisation points out in its ,

‘State of the World’s Children 2009’ report.-

“More than two-thirds of Indians live in rural areas, many without access to basic medical facilities, despite three years of nearly 9% economic growth. About 65% of Indian women still deliver at home and those who are from the lower castes suffer the most as they are often denied access to basic healthcare.”

so frrndz,
after reading above facts we realize that still we lag behind and needs to do a lot to improve our basic primary health care services. but we Indians/a common man/ community itself is not aware of all above facts. there is need to generate awareness among the people for appropriate action!