National Rural Health Mission

This artice seeks to examine the enabling environment opertionalised by the NRHM and identify the Key center stste partnership that have rejuvenated the Public Health Delivery system in India in recent past.

The main aim of NRHM is to provide accessible,affordable.accountable,reliable primary health care facilities especially,to the poor and vulnerable sections of the populations.It also aims at bridging the gap in Rural Health care services through creation of cadre of Accredited Social Health Activities(ASHA) and improved hospital care decenteralisation of programme to district level to improve intra and inter social convergence and effective utilization of resources

Key changes that took place in Health Sector are:

1. Maternal Mortality rate is down from 301 to 100,00 live births.
2. IMR down from 58 to 1000 live birth as per SRS.
3. TFR down to 2.7 according to SRS
4. Over 84.26 lakh women have benefited under Janani Surkasha Yojana during 2008-09

Refrence:Yojana October2009 issue by Tarun Seen