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For pregnant women in remote areas, reaching medical care can take days and cost a week’s wages. Distance is one reason a woman in a low-income country is around 35 times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth than a woman in a wealthy one, and one reason a baby born in a rural…

Marking a key milestone in maternal and child health, the Punjab Family Planning Program (PFPP), a World Bank-supported initiative of the Health and Population Departments, Government of Punjab, announced the successful completion of the first phase of its flagship public awareness campaign, “Behtar Qadam”. Implemented by the consortium of RIZ Consulting and Rayn (Private) Limited