10
10
20
30
40
50
0
NATIONAL
HEALTH POLICY
20
10
10
20
30
40
50
0
80 ur
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Diabetes y
60
25%
Respiratory 40
20
Cancer
0
2017 2025
which has grown tremendously since 2002, such that over 2/3rd services are
provided by it. Although policy seems to be patient-centric, as it proposes
MoEF
Prioritizes addressing the
primary health care needs of
MoHSW the Urban population with
MoWCD
special focus on poor
Involving populations, convergence
Various among the wider
Ministries determinants of health:
Air Pollution, Vector Cotrol,
MoUD MoA
Reduction of Violence and
Urban Stress.
MoHRD
PROVISIONS
Health Policy, its positive impact
and related issues
Related
Issues
Positive Impact
Other Issues
National Health Policy
2017
It does not talk of public health education (which is outside MCI mandate)
it just talks about Medical Education, Paramedical Education etc.
Reduce
Under Five Mortality
to 23 by 2025
23 Increasing
70
life expectancy
to 70 years from
67.5 years by 2025
Reduce Total Fertility Rate
to 2.1 at the national and 2.1 Reduce
sub-national levels by 2025 neo-natal Mortality
16 to 16 and Stillbirth
rate to “single digit”
Maternal Mortality Ratio by 2025
from current levels to 100
100 by 2020
Thus, to achieve SDG on health, i.e., health and well-being to all by 2030,
there would be need for greater and stronger Centre-state coordination
and commitment for effective implementation.