Aizawl, Oct. 17 -- Mizoram on Thursday launched the SUMAN Roadmap 2030, aimed at reducing preventable maternal and newborn deaths and ensuring timely, dignified and quality healthcare for women during pregnancy and childbirth.

State Health and Family Welfare Minister Lalrinpuii launched the roadmap at a state-level review meeting of the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) programme here.

The roadmap is part of the Centre's Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) initiative, launched in 2019 to ensure quality healthcare for pregnant women and newborns.

Launching the roadmap, Lalrinpuii said the initiative represented the government's renewed commitment to protecting mothers and newborns and strengthening the public hea...