India, June 29 -- Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda released the 'SUMAN Roadmap 2030' during the 16th Conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW), in New Delhi.

The roadmap is a comprehensive, multi-pronged strategic framework designed to strengthen maternal and newborn healthcare and accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of reducing maternal and newborn mortality by 2030.

In view of the need for renewed and targeted action to address the remaining challenges in maternal and newborn health, the SUMAN (Surakshit Matritva Assurance Scheme) Roadmap 2030 has been developed. Although India has made substantial improvements in maternal health in the last d...