139 Women Gave Birth, 319 Got Crucial Care Since Start Of Manipur Crisis: Centre
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The Union health ministry deputed six teams comprising four doctors each in the state in May and another team of four doctors in July, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said.
As many as 319 pregnant women, including 19 in the high-risk category, have received crucial antenatal care in strife-torn Manipur, while 139 pregnant women have given birth to babies since the onset of the current crisis in the state till July 24, the government informed Parliament on Friday.
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said medical teams have been formed in each of the affected districts in the northeastern state to provide overall healthcare services to the victims at the designated relief camps.
The Union health ministry deputed six teams comprising four doctors each in the state in May and another team of four doctors in July, Mr Pawar said.
