Meghalaya's efforts to improve maternal and child health through community-driven behavioural interventions have drawn the attention of UNICEF India, with senior officials visiting a village in Ri-Bhoi district to assess grassroots innovations aimed at boosting immunisation coverage and identifying high-risk pregnancies.

SHILLONG, June 11: A pregnant woman from a remote village nearly 10 km from Kherapara Primary Health Centre (PHC) was carried across difficult terrain...

Community-designed Khasi-language flashcards are helping frontline workers identify danger signs early and improve maternal referrals in remote Meghalaya villages

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday said governments do not always need new schemes to solve developmental challenges, but better implementation of existing programmes, while inaugurating the three-day Early Childhood Development (ECD) Implementation Science Workshop in Shillong.

Most pregnant women in Meghalaya register for antenatal care (ANC), but only a small fraction complete the recommended number of check-ups, a new community-based study from Ri Bhoi district has found.

A new study conducted at healthcare facilities across Meghalaya has shed light on a surprising gap in maternal health awareness: urban mothers in the state have significantly lower knowledge of Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) than rural mothers, even though both groups report largely positive childbirth experiences