Dr. Smithy Sanel, Sr. Consultant, Obst&Gynaecology, Sunrise Group of Hospitals, Kochi, Kerala, talks to ETHealthworld on how female literacy has played a major role in bringing down the maternal and child mortality in Kerala.
What makes healthcare in Kerala so different?
Kerala is very blessed to have best of the health indicators in the whole of India and that is because of female literacy in Kerala which is around 95%. This in itself empowers the women to decide on what sort of healthcare she can get and how she can plan her family. The doctors are very active in taking care of the various aspects of the women's life.