Maha govt to open 3 new NICUs to curb child mortality rate
The Maharashtra government will be opening three Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) to curb the child mortality rate in the state. Around 230 incubators will be provided to government hospitals for better treatment of newborns, Maharashtra Health Minister Deepak Sawant said. Premature birth and newborns being underweight are among the main causes for such deaths, he added.