NHM Services
General Information

Strategies

CORE STRATEGIES

  • Train and enhance capacity of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) to own, control and manage public health services
  • Promote access to improved healthcare at household level through the female health activist (ASHA)
  • Health Plan for each village through Village Health Committee of the Panchayat
  • Strengthening sub-centre through an untied fund to enable local planning and action and more Multi Purpose Workers (MPWs).
  • Strengthening existing PHCs and CHCs, and provision of 30-50 bedded CHC per lakh population for improved curative care to a normative standard (Indian Public Health Standards defining personnel, equipment and management standards)
  • Preparation and Implementation of an inter-sectoral District Health Plan prepared by the District Health Mission, including drinking water, sanitation & hygiene and nutrition
  • Integrating vertical Health and Family Welfare programmes at National, State, Block, and District levels
  • Technical Support to National, State and District Health Missions, for Public Health Management
  • Strengthening capacities for data collection, assessment and review for evidence based planning, monitoring, and supervision
  • Formulation of transparent policies for deployment and career development of Human Resources for health
  • Developing capacities for preventive health care at all levels for promoting healthy life styles, reduction in consumption of tobacco and alcohol, etc.
  • Promoting non-profit sector particularly in underserved areas

SUPPLEMENTARY STRATEGIES

  • Regulation of Private Sector including the informal rural practitioners to ensure availability of quality service to citizens at reasonable cost
  • Promotion of Public Private Partnerships for achieving public health goals
  • Mainstreaming AYUSH - revitalising local health traditions
  • Reorienting medical education to support rural health issues including regulation of Medical Care and Medical Ethics
  • Effective and viable risk pooling and social health insurance to provide health security to the poor by ensuring accessible, affordable, accountable and good quality hospital care