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micronutrient deficiency- There is a focus on reducing micronutrient
malnourishment and systematic approach to address heterogeneity in
micronutrient adequacy across regions; (iii) Make-in-India initiative- It advocates
the need to incentivize local manufacturing to provide customized indigenous
products for Indian population in the long run, and (iv) application of digital
health- The policy advocates extensive deployment of digital tools for improving
the efficiency and outcome of the healthcare system and aims at an integrated
health information system which serves the needs of all stake-holders and
improves efficiency, transparency, and citizen experience.
NHP 2017 has been duly supported by the Government through provision of
` 47352.51 crores to MoHFW. The amount is a 27.7 per cent increase in allocation
over previous year.
National Health Mission
Besides the National Health Policy, the efforts of MoHFW are directed towards
achieving the global goals, encompassing reproductive health as well as
communicable disease viz., AIDS, TB, malaria, leprosy etc. One of the major
focus in the health sector has been to increase the funding to healthcare to atleast
2 per cent of the GDP. As a step towards this goal the National Rural
Health Mission (NRHM) was launched in 2005 and it morphed into National
Health Mission (NHM) with the launch of National Urban Health Mission
(NUHM) in 2013. Thereafter, NRHM and NUHM became two sub-missions
under the overarching NHM. NHM envisages achievement of universal access
to equitable, affordable and quality healthcare services that are accountable
and responsive to people's needs. The main programmatic components include
health system strengthening in rural and urban areas, Reproductive-Maternal-
Neonatal-Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) interventions and control
of communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Mission Indradhanush
Mission Indradhanush was launched in 2014 to cover all those children who
have been partially vaccinated or not vaccinated during routine immunization
rounds. The objective the schemes is to increase full immunization coverage to
at least 90 per cent children by 2020.
Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination
Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination (MNTE) is defined as less than
one neonatal tetanus case per 1000 live birth in every district per annum. India
has been validated for Maternal & Neonatal tetanus elimination in May 2015,
well before the target date of December 2015. Country achieved MNT
Elimination through the strengthening of health systems by innovative
programmes like Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) and Janani Shishu Suraksha
Karayakaram (JSSK) to improve institutional delivery and by strengthening
Routine Immunization.