When was nrhm started

Their partnership is being utilized under the disease control programs, reproductive and child health, routine immunization and special immunization activities SIAs. Half a decade back, when the NRHM was launched, certain concerns were placed on record and debated. It was said, and rightly so, that the success of this mission would heavily depend on PRIs for effective utilization of resources and providing micro-level leadership - while the state governments were yet to empower PRIs in most parts, with real devolution of power.

States will have to invest in capacity building of PRIs, so that locally designed initiatives are responsive to needs of local community and equity related issues are addressed. Social audit is gradually being accepted as one of the important mechanisms to ensure that intended benefits reach target groups. A similar target has to be given to evolving a framework of social audit of NRHM, engaging different stakeholders additionally.

Unlike all other programmes in the past, NRHM has clearly laid down the guidelines of operationalization of decentralization and implementation of the strategy which undoubtedly ensures the greater participation of the community. One of the success stories being attributed to NRHM is a huge increase in institutional deliveries.

ASHAs around 7. What the future holds for NRHM should be seen through the lens of similar challenges ahead. Complexities in attaining inter-sectoral convergence; multidimensional strategy at district, block and village levels; cross-linkages with the issues of poverty, illiteracy, and social inertia; governance issues, including ongoing empowerment of PRIs; vibrant VHSC including safe water management; impediments in release of funds; and assured availability of incremental outlays for mission period are going to test the endurance of NRHM.

The inherent riddles in public-private partnership will continue to examine the pro-people character of NRHM for a very long period. There is also a need to explore linkages with the ongoing programs like MNREGA, added with the deployment of rich repository of human resource of elderly men and women, who could be used for community mobilization. Social audit for community action is the call of the day to ensure that dreams of Mahatma Gandhi for Swaraj come true.

National Center for Biotechnology Information , U. Indian J Community Med. Deoki Nandan. Author information Copyright and License information Disclaimer. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3. This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Let communitization be our path finder during such testing times. References 1. Annual Report Anbumani Ramadoss on 17th June NRHM seeks to provide effective healthcare to rural and urban population throughout the state with special focus on the backward districts with weak human development and health indicators especially among the poor and marginalized groups like women and the vulnerable sections of the society.

Contact Us Feedback Important Links. Objectives Achievements Contacts Schrc Others. Untied funds to Sub-Centers. Prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases, including locally endemic diseases. The goal of NRHM is to improve the availability of and access to quality health care by people, especially for those residing in rural areas, the poor women and children.

Provide effective healthcare to rural population throughout the state.