National Health Mission: A Milestone in Public Health Outcomes
On 23rd January 2025, the Central Government y presented a 2021-24 assessment report on the National Health Mission (NHM), highlighting its achievements in improving healthcare accessibility.
Major Achievements
Reduction in Maternal and Child Mortality Rates
- Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR): Declined by 83% since 1990 (higher than the global decline of 45%).
- Under-5 Mortality Rate (U5MR): Reduced from 45 (2014) to 32 (2020).
- Infant Mortality Rate (IMR): Decreased from 39 (2014) to 28 (2020).
- Total Fertility Rate (TFR): Dropped from 2.3 (2015) to 2.0 (2020).
Disease Control and Elimination
- Tuberculosis (TB): Incidence reduced from 237 per 1,00,000 (2015) to 195 (2023). Mortality rate ....
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