India, Nov. 27 -- A major initiative to advance neonatal nursing capabilities in India has been launched with the introduction of the Neonatal Critical Care Nursing Training Initiative, designed to train 1,500 nurses through a rigorous blended online-offline model.

The programme has been formally inaugurated at Amrita Hospital, Faridabad. It represents a landmark collaboration between KEDMAN SkillEd India Foundation, along with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amrita Hospital, Getinge Medical Indiaunder its CSR mandate and Business Sweden, supporting Indo-Swedish cooperation in healthcare.

India's Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) currently stands at 19 per 1,000 live births (according to Sample Registration System, 2021), short of the Sustainab...