National Health Mission (NHM) was launched by the government of India in 2013 subsuming National Rural Health Mission and National Urban Health Mission.
About National Health Mission
- Objective: Envisages achievement of universal access to equitable, affordable & quality healthcare services that are accountable and responsive to people’s needs.
- Components of the NHM and initiatives launched
- Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A): Includes Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) and Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) for maternal and child health.
- Communicable Diseases Control: Focus on TB, malaria, leprosy, HIV/AIDS under National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) and Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP).
- Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs): Screening and management of diabetes, hypertension, and cancer through National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Stroke (NPCDCS).
- Other: Urban Health, Health System Strengthening, Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) Programme.
- Implementation: By State governments with financial and technical support from the central government.
- Fund sharing: 60:40 between Central Government and States (90:10 for Northeastern states, including Sikkim).
Key Achievements of NHM
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