National Health mission

National Health mission

Subject: Welfare schemes and policy

Context: The Centre talked to state officials of National Health Mission and appraise them of private centers involved in vaccination in 2^nd phase can charge Rs 250 per person per dose.

Concept:

• 10000 private hospitals under Ayushman Bharat and 687 private hospitals under Central Government Health Scheme (CGMS) will also act as Covid Vaccination Centre (CVC).

About NHM:

• National Health Mission (NHM) – a flagship programme of the Ministry of health and family welfare with its two Sub-Missions, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), supports States /UTs to strengthen their health care systems so as to provide universal access to equitable, affordable and quality health care services.
• The schemes launched under NHM are available free of cost to all income groups visiting in Public Health Facilities at sub district and district level.
• Support under NHM to States/UTs includes provision of a host of free services such as maternal health, child health, adolescent health, family planning, universal immunization programme, and for major diseases such as Tuberculosis, HIV/ AIDS, vector borne diseases like Malaria, Dengue and Kala Azar, Leprosy etc.
• Within the broad national parameters and priorities, states would have the flexibility to plan and implement state specific action plans.
• Various programmes under NHM is run under following heads:

1. Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent health
2. National Nutritional Programmes
3. Controlling communicable Diseases
4. Addressing non-communicable diseases

• Other initiatives include Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) (under which free drugs, free diagnostics, free blood and diet, free transport from home to institution, between facilities in case of a referral and drop back home is provided), Rashtriya Bal SwasthyaKaryakram (RBSK) (which provides newborn and child health screening and early interventions services free of cost for birth defects, diseases, deficiencies and developmental delays to improve the quality of survival), implementation of Free Drugs and Free Diagnostics Service Initiatives and PM National Dialysis Programme.
• Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) & Telemedicine are also being implemented with NHM support to improve healthcare access particularly in rural areas.

Six financing components of NHM

1. NRHM-RCH Flexipool
2. NUHM Flexipool,
3. Flexible pool for Communicable disease,
4. Flexible pool for Non-communicable disease including Injury and Trauma,
5. Infrastructure Maintenance and
6. Family Welfare Central Sector component