A baby girl born in the rural areas of Assam has lesser chances of survival in comparison to its male counterpart before reaching the age of five. Prabir Kumar Talukdar finds out why Assam has amongst the worst IMR and MMR.
Suman Mirdha is a 19 year old tea garden worker in Muttak Guttibari area of Dibrugarh District. Like any other day, Suman was cleaning her thatched house when suddenly she felt a pain in her stomach. Immediately, she went to the pharmacist and was administered a medicine for ringworm. The next day as Suman went to the tea estate to pick leaves, her friends found her lying unconscious. Doctors said that Suman was 3 months pregnant and suffering from chronic anaemia.

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