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Health Facilities for Tribal Women Report
August 17 , 2023
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- A Parliamentary Committee on the empowerment of women tabled a report in the House.
- It shows that the Union government not having disaggregated data on the health conditions of tribal populations in the country.
- The committee was headed by MP Heena Gavit.
- Genetic conditions like sickle cell disease and G-6 PD deficiency are rising in tribal areas.
- There is higher prevalence of communicable diseases like leprosy, tuberculosis, cholera, etc. compared to other social groups.
- They having better sex ratio of 990 as compared to India’s average of 930.
- Child marriage, early motherhood, low body mass index, and high incidence of anaemia are causing high rates of mortality among tribal women.
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