What is national health mission?
It was launched on 12 April 2005 by the Prime Minister of India. It aims to promote institutional delivery among poor pregnant women and to reduce neo-natal mortality and maternal mortality. It is operated under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as part of the National Rural Health Mission.
What are the functions carried out by national health mission?
The thrust of the mission is on establishing a fully functional, community owned, decentralized health delivery system with inter-sectoral convergence at all levels, to ensure simultaneous action on a wide range of determinants of health such as water, sanitation, education, nutrition, social and gender equality.
When did National Health Mission start in India?
2013
National Health Mission (NHM) was launched by the government of India in 2013 subsuming the National Rural Health Mission and National Urban Health Mission. It was further extended in March 2018, to continue till March 2020.
Who is head of NHM?
Dr. Arundhathi Chandrashekar
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| SI.No. | Name of State/UT | Mission Director (NHM) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Jammu & Kashmir | Choudhary Mohammad Yasin |
| 15 | Jharkhand | Shri Uma Shankar Singh |
| 16 | Karnataka | Dr. Arundhathi Chandrashekar |
| 17 | Kerala | Dr. Ratan Khelkar |
What are the main goals of the National Rural health Mission?
Reduction of infant mortality and maternal mortality. Universal access to public health services such as women’s health, child health, drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, nutrition and universal immunization. Prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Which of the following is included in the national health mission?
The main programmatic components include Health system strengthening in rural and urban areas, Reproductive- Maternal-Neonatal-Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) and Communicable and Non- Communicable Diseases.
What is PIP in NHM?
Back. State Program Implementation Plans (PIPs) To support the activities for effective and time bound examination of NHM Program Implementation Plans (PIPs) of the States and Union Territories & facilitate their approval by the National Program Coordination Committee (NPCC).
What is the preferred age group of ASHA?
ASHA must primarily be a woman resident of the village married/ widowed/ divorced, preferably in the age group of 25 to 45 years. She should be a literate woman with due preference in selection to those who are qualified up to 10 standard wherever they are interested and available in good numbers.
Is NHM a central government?
NHM fund sharing pattern is 60:40 between Central Government and most of the States and UTs with Legislature (Delhi & Puducherry). For UTs without Legislature, funding pattern is of 100% Central Share. National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was launched in April, 2005.
In which five year plan the National Rural Health Mission was launched?
NRHM in the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012) In this introductory chapter we record the Vision, Goals and Objectives of the Mission, and locate this in the context of the health systems in which the National Rural Health Mission was launched.
What are the main goals of the National Rural Health Mission?