Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) for Mothers announced the launch of its global initiative to help reduce maternal mortality in India on Tuesday.
This initiative would be in collaboration with three non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across three States in India like Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh to reduce incidents of deaths during childbirth.
The efforts by the pharmaceutical company in collaboration with the NGOs in India will focus on making private care more affordable and provide standardised tools to hospitals for better health care of women. It also aims to improve the quality of care by training doctors, nurses, and health workers and connect women in remote areas to doctors and nurses in cities through telecommunication and internet.