Udalguri, June 28 -- Udalguri district in Assam has achieved a remarkable reduction in its child mortality rate over the past three years.

Official figures indicate a consistent downward trend-from 256 child deaths in 2022-23 to 130 in 2023-24, and further down to just 82 cases so far in the 2024-25 financial year.

Health workers of the district health society, with strong support from Udalguri's district administration, are attributing this significant improvement to an integrated set of health interventions rolled out since April 2024.

Talking to Northeast Now, N. Binoy Singh, in-charge Joint Director of Health Services, Udalguri, Assam, said the district had faced considerable challenges earlier due to a relatively high child mortal...