Nine maternal deaths were reported in Mysuru district between January and December 2025

Mysuru district’s maternal mortality rate has declined to 32.2% and the infant mortality rate has reduced to 11.1%, reflecting improvements in healthcare delivery and monitoring, according to health officials.

Nine maternal deaths were reported in Mysuru district between January and December 2025, while the district’s maternal mortality rate has declined to 32.2%, lower than the State average of around 69%, indicating a positive downward trend.

By the end of December 2025, 311 infant deaths were recorded in the district. The State average infant mortality rate stands at 19%, whereas Mysuru district has reduced it to 11.1%, reflecting improvements in healthcare delivery and monitoring, according to health officials.

The statistics were presented during the District Health Society review meeting for the 2025–26 period held at the Zilla Panchayat here on February 17. Progress under national health programmes up to January 2026 was also reviewed.

Chairing the meeting, Zilla Panchayat CEO Yukesh Kumar stressed the need for stronger and coordinated efforts to bring the infant mortality rate down to zero. He urged officials to work proactively toward improving maternal and child healthcare outcomes.

The meeting reviewed the identification and referral of malnourished children to Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres (NRCs), highlighting the crucial role played by Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) medical teams. Under the Kayakalpa programme, 123 health centres across Mysuru district — including those in Nanjangud, Periyapatna, T. Narasipura, H.D. Kote, Hunsur and K.R. Nagar — have qualified for national certification. The CEO told officials to ensure all health centres achieve award eligibility.

Discussions also focused on expanding home-based healthcare services to urban areas, maternal and child health initiatives, universal immunisation drives, prevention of child marriage, monitoring of sex-determination violations, and other cases. Proper registration of pregnancies, institutional deliveries, and timely data entry into digital platforms such as Seva Sindhu and U-WIN were discussed, with the CEO giving necessary directions.

The meeting also examined Home-Based Newborn Care (HBNC) and Home-Based Care for Young Child (HBYC) child health activities, family welfare programmes, and non-communicable disease screening under the C-BAC initiative. With the financial year nearing completion, officials were directed to prepare action plans to ensure 100% progress under national health schemes.

District Health and Family Welfare Officer Kumaraswamy P.C., programme implementation officers, paediatric specialists from Cheluvamba Hospital, taluk health officers, and other health staff attended the meeting.