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National Health Profile 2018
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Dr. Promila Gupta
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Director General of Health Services
Government of India
Directorate General of Health Services
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New Delhi- 110108
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/Dated...............................
27/04/2018
FOREWORD
The Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI) has been releasing its annual publication
“National Health Profile (NHP)” on a regular basis since 2005. It involves prolonged, systematic and
genuineefforts tocollect anenormous amount of national data fromtheDirectoratesofHealth&Family
Welfare of all the 36 States/UTs, Central Government Organizations, National Health Programmes and
various other concerned national and international agencies in India.
This publication of vital national significance brings out very substantial Health Information
under six major indicators viz. Demographic, Socio-Economic, Health Status, Health Finance, Health
Infrastructure and Human Resources for the specified calendar year and much more relevant
information required for an efficient public health system in our country. The sources as well as
shortcomings of the data are also indicated.
The 13
th
edition of NHP includes updated information from concerned State/UTs, Central
Government Ministries and other organizations/agencies. It is expected that this national reference
document shall be of immense support to all concerned government departments & institutions,
public sector enterprises, non-government organizations, policy makers, planners, administrators,
managers, researchers and academicians for a strong and efficient health system in India.
I would like to appreciate Director, CBHI and her entire team for timely publication of this 13th
edition of National Heath Profile. The ideas for further improvement of this publication will be highly
appreciated and may kindly be shared with CBHI, Directorate General of Health Services, Government
of India.
(Dr. Promila Gupta)
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