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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country has recently joined the United Nations Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health with an aim to reduce maternal and newborn deaths by half.
A
Pakistan
B
Sri Lanka
C
Myanmar
D
India
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The US had the highest maternal mortality rate of any nation studied: 23.8 deaths per 100, 000 live births. A new study found that women in the US face the highest rates of preventable and maternal mortality when compared with women in 10 other wealthy nations.

Detailed explanation-2: -Demand Promotion: Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), a demand promotion scheme was launched in April 2005 with the objective of reducing Maternal and Infant Mortality.

Detailed explanation-3: -Maternal and Child Health is a package of comprehensive health care services designed to meet the promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative needs of pregnant women before, during, and after delivery, as well as infants and preschool children from birth to five years.

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