In #Karnataka, #India, maternal mortality rate fell by 25% between 2005 and 2016 and the infant mortality rate dropped by 35% between 2006 and 2013. This is how it happened: http://wrld.bg/Zi6hs
Saving Lives by Providing Medical insurance for the Poor
The Karnataka government’s new medical insurance program for the poorest had just got underway. The program – known as the Vajpayee Arogyashree Scheme (VAS) – provided free tertiary Medical Care to families living below the poverty line.