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National Health Policy
National Health Policy
NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY The ministry of health and family welfare govt of india evolved a national health policy in 1983 . To attain the the goal of health for all by the year. The health policy has laid down specific goals to be achieved by the year 2005,2007,2010,2015. Health policy can be linked with policies in other social developmental areas such as education ,employment ,population econonic etc.
objectives
The main objective of this policy is to
achieve an acceptable standard of good health among the general population of the country. The policy focused on those diseases which are principally contributing to burden diseases.
AIMS
The first national health policy in 1983 aimed to achieve
the goal of health for all by2000 AD. To the provision of comprehensive primary health care services. To the creation of an infrastructure for primary healthcare To develop close coordination with health related services and activities. The active involvement and participation of voluntary Organisation.
planning services. The provision of adequate training . Medical research aimed at the common health problems of the people.
ELEMENTS
creation of greater awareness of health problems in the
community. Supply of drinking water and basic sanitation using technologies that people can afford. Reduction of existing imbalance in health services Establishing of dynamic health management information system Provision of legislative support to the health protection and promotion
Concerned actions to combat wide spread malnutrition. Research in alternative methods of health care delivery
and low cost health technologies Greater coordination of different system of medicine.
HEALTH TARGETS
Reduction of infant mortality rate from 125 in1983 to
below 60 by 2010. To raise the life expectancy from birth . To reduce the crude death rate. To achieve a net reproductive rate. To provide potable water to entire rural population.
of health for all. Failures to achieve equity. The continuing low status of women Slow socio economic development Difficulty in achieving intersectoral action for health. Unbalanced distribution of and weak support for human resources Widespread inadequacy of health promotion activities.
sanitation. Rapiddemographic and epidemiological changes. Inappropriate use of ,and allocation of resources,high cost technology Natural and man made disaster
Reduce IMRorMMR
Improve nutrition and reduce LBW babies. Utilization of public health services Establish an integrated system of Surveillance
Suitable
legislations for regulating minimum infrastructure and quality standards in delivery of health care. Organisation of an integrated disease control network Estimation of incidence of TB, malaria, blindness. Estimation of communicable diseases. Specific programmes targeted at women`s health Strenghtening of quality standards for food and drugs
screening of the
workers . Provision of health services on a commercial basis to services seekers from overseas.
WHO`s contribution
Providing leadership
Develop global, ethical and scientafic norms and standards Develop international instruments that promote global
health Engage in technical co-operative with all countries Building sustainable health systems and improve the performance of essential public health functions. Protect the health of vulnerable and poor communities and countries
for health Leadership for eradication ,elimination or control of selected diseases. provide technical support to prevention of public health emergencies Build partnership of health.
by 2010. Increase allocation of public health investment in the order of 55 percent for the primary health sector; 35 percent and 10 percent to secondary and tertiary sectors respectively. Gradual convergence of all health programmes, except the ones (such as TB, Malaria, HIV/AIDS, RCH) Need to levy user charges for certain secondary and tertiary public health services, for those who can afford to pay.
graduate medical degree. Decentralising the implementation of health programmes to local self governing bodies by 2005. Setting up of Medical Grants Commission for funding new Government Medical and Dental colleges. Promoting public health discipline. Establishing two-tier urban healthcare system - Primary Health Centre for a population of one lakh and Government General Hospital.
of 2 percent of the total health spending by 2010. Appreciation of the role of private sector in health, and enactment of legislation by 2003 for regulating private clinical establishments. Formulation of procedures for accreditation of public and private health facilities. Co-option of NGOs in national disease control programmes. Promotion of tele medicine in tertiary healthcare sector.
Network by 2005. Notification of contemporary code of medical ethics by Medical Council of India. Encouraging setting up of private insurance instruments to bring secondary and tertiary sectors into its purview. Promotion of medical services for overseas users. Encouragement and promotion of Indian System of Medicine
Conclusion