National Health Goals Of India

Ministry of health family welfare government of india.

National health goals of india. Govt of india national rural health mission. Between 1990 and 2006 there has been some improvement in the maternal mortality rate mmr which has declined to 167 per 100 000 live births in 2009. Improve maternal health from a maternal mortality rate mmr of 556 per 100 000 live births in 1990 91 india is required to reduce mmr to 139 per 100 000 live births by 2015.

National health policy 2017 is to inform clarify strengthen and prioritize the role of the government in shaping health systems in all its dimensions investment in health organization and. 49 3 141 151. Gender equality is necessary to the reaching of better health.

The other selected goals which highlights health related targets includes end of malnutrition in all form achieving universal and equitable access safe drinking water and hygiene and sanitation. Textbook of national health programs of india j kishore 11th edition 3. Ind j public health 2005.

Good health and well being for people. To achieve universal primary education. The main programmatic components include health system strengthening in rural and urban areas reproductive maternal neonatal child and adolescent health rmnch a and communicable and non communicable diseases.

Reducing poverty hunger and environmental degradation positively influences but also depends on better health. The national health mission nhm encompasses its two sub missions the national rural health mission nrhm and the newly launched national urban health mission nuhm. Textbook preventive and social medicine k park 23rd edition 2.

Launched on 12 april 2005 by then indian prime minister manmohan singh the nrhm was initially tasked with addressing the health needs of 18 states that had been identified as having weak public health indicators. To eradicate poverty and hunger mid meal for children goal 2. Agarwal s et al need for dedicated focus on urban health within national rural health mission.