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National Health Profile 2018
National Health Policy
The primary aim of the National Health Policy, 2017, is to inform, clarify, strengthen and prioritize the role of the
Government in shaping health systems in all its dimensions- investments in health, organization of healthcare
services, prevention of diseases and promotion of good health through cross sectoral actions, access to
technologies, developing human resources, encouraging medical pluralism, building knowledge base, developing
better financial protection strategies, strengthening regulation and health assurance.
Goal
The policy envisages as its goal the attainment of the highest possible level of health and wellbeing for all at all
ages, through a preventive and promotive health care orientation in all developmental policies, and universal
access to good quality health care services without anyone having to face financial hardship as a consequence.
This would be achieved through increasing access, improving quality and lowering the cost of healthcare delivery.
Specific Quantitative Goals and Objectives:
The indicative, quantitative goals and objectives are outlined under three broad components viz. (a) health status
and programme impact, (b) health systems performance and (c) health system strengthening. These goals and
objectives are aligned to achieve sustainable development in health sector in keeping with the policy thrust.
1.
Health Status and Programme Impact
1.1 Life Expectancy and healthy life
a)
Increase Life Expectancy at birth from 67.5 to 70 by 2025.
b)
Establish regular tracking of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY) Index as a measure of burden of
disease and its trends by major categories by 2022.
c)
Reduction of TFR to 2.1 at national and sub-national level by 2025.
1.2 Mortality by Age and/ or cause
a)
Reduce Under Five Mortality to 23 by 2025 and MMR from current levels to 100 by 2020.
b)
Reduce infant mortality rate to 28 by 2019.
c)
Reduce neo-natal mortality to 16 and still birth rate to “single digit” by 2025.
1.3 Reduction of disease prevalence/ incidence
a)
Achieve global target of 2020 which is also termed as target of 90:90:90, for HIV/AIDS i. e,- 90% of all
people living with HIV know their HIV status, - 90% of all people diagnosed with HIV infection receive
sustained antiretroviral therapy and 90% of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral
suppression.
b)
Achieve and maintain elimination status of Leprosy by 2018, Kala-Azar by 2017 and Lymphatic
Filariasis in endemic pockets by 2017.
c)
To achieve and maintain a cure rate of >85% in new sputum positive patients for TB and reduce
incidence of new cases, to reach elimination status by 2025.
d)
To reduce the prevalence of blindness to 0.25/ 1000 by 2025 and disease burden by one third from
current levels.
e)
To reduce premature mortality from cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory
diseases by 25% by 2025.