.svg){kind=icon}
.svg){kind=icon}
%201.svg){kind=icon}
%201.svg){kind=icon}
.svg){kind=icon}
.svg)
.svg)
Jithin Jose
Jithin Jose is a Senior Research Associate at IFMR-LEAD. Prior to this, he has worked with J-PAL South Asia in Bengaluru, and has interned at the Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI), Patna, and Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Trivandrum. He has extensive field experience in the research and implementation of government programmes in the field of maternal health. His research interests include public health and gender issues. Jithin holds a B.A. (Hons.) in Economics from Shyam Lal College, Delhi University, and a Masters in Economics from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune.
.svg)
Reducing maternal mortality in India: A four-pronged strategy
While India’s maternal mortality rate declined substantially during 2004-2006 to 2014-2016, at an annual rate of 5%, the reduction is still short of what is required to achieve the National Health Policy target. Jithin Jose proposes a four-pronged strategy to sustain and accelerate the decline, RAFT – review of medical records, death certificates or autopsy reports of mothers; access to quality and respectful healthcare for women; funding for infrastructure, medicines, and interventions in the labor room; and training of personnel.
