The Union Cabinet was apprised on the progress under National Health Mission (NHM) during Financial Year 2019-2020 including accelerated decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), Under Five Mortality Rate (U5MR) and Total Fertility Rate (TFR).
It also noted the progress in respect of various diseases programmes like Malaria, Kala-Azar, Dengue, Tuberculosis, Leprosy, Viral Hepatitis among others.
The implementation strategy of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under NHM is to provide financial and technical support to States and Union Territories (UTs) enabling them to provide accessible, affordable and effective healthcare upto District Hospitals (DHs), especially to the poor and vulnerable sections.
The implementation of NHM in 2019-20 lead to engagement of 18 thousand 779 additional Human Resources which includes General Duty Medical Officers, Specialists, ANMs, Staff Nurses and AYUSH Doctors.
Its implementation also led to further strengthening of Public Health system which also enabled effective and coordinated Covid-19 response.
Under Five Mortality Rate in India has declined from 52 in 2012 to 36 in 2018 and the percentage annual rate of decline in it during 2013-2018 has accelerated to 6 per cent from 3.9 per cent observed during 1990-2012.
Maternal Mortality Ratio of India has declined by 443 points from 556 per one lakh live births in 1990 to 113 in 2016-18. A decline of 80 per cent has been achieved in MMR since 1990, which is higher than the global decline of 45 per cent.
There has been acceleration in decline of Maternal Mortality Ratio, Under Five Mortality Rate and the Infant Mortality Rate since the launch of the mission and at the current rate of decline, India should able to reach its Sustainable Development Goal target of MMR-70 and U5MR-25 much before the due year 2030.
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