Disruption in Vaccine may have resulted in deaths

    The disruption in healthcare services caused by Covid-19 may have led to maternal and child deaths in South Asia

    The disruption in healthcare services caused by Covid-19 may have led to an estimated 239,000 maternal and child deaths in South Asia, according to a new UN report.

    It's focused on Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, home to some 1.8 billion people.

    The report found that women, children and adolescents were the worst-hit.

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