national health policy 2002

this is the national health policy of india 2002

1. NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY- 2002
By:
Mr. M. Sivananda Reddy

2. INTRODUCTION
•Policy is a system, which provides the
logical framework for the achievement of
intended objectives.
•Policy sets priorities and guide resource
allocations.
•Public health policy improves conditions
under which people live

3. National Health Policy:
•The Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare,
Govt. of India formulated the First formal
NHP in 1983 with the goal of health for all
by 2000.
•Since then there has been significant
changes in the determinants of health
necessitating the revision of NHP and a
new NHP 2002 evolved.

4. National Health Policy 2002
Objectives:
•Achieving an acceptable standard of good
health of Indian Population
•Decentralizing public health system by
upgrading infrastructure in existing
institutions.
•Ensuring a more equitable access to
health service across the social and
geographical expanse of India.

5. NHP 2002, Objectives……..
•Enhancing the contribution of private
sector in providing health service for
people who can afford to pay.
•Giving primacy for prevention and first
line curative initiative.
•Emphasizing rational use of drugs.
•Increasing access to tried systems of
Traditional Medicine

6. 1. Eradication of Polio & Yaws 2005



2. Elimination of Leprosy 2005
3. Elimination of Kala-azar 2010
4. Elimination of lymphatic Filariasis 2015
5. Achieve of Zero level growth 2007
of HIV/AIDS
Goals – NHP 2002

7. Goals – NHP 2002……
6.Reduction of mortality by 50% 2010
on account of Tuberculosis,
Malaria, Other vector and
water borne Diseases
7.Reduce prevalence of blindness
2010
to 0.5%

8. Goals – NHP 2002……
8. Reduction of IMR to 30/1000 &
2010
MMR to 100/lakh
9. Increase utilization of public
2010
health facilities from current
level of <20% to > 75%
10. Establishment of an integrated 2007
system of surveillance,
National Health Accounts and
Health Statistics

9. Goals – NHP 2002……
11.Increase health expenditure 2010
by government as a % of
GDP from the existing
0.9% to 2.0%
12. Increase share of Central 2010
grants to constitute at least
25% of total health spending

10. Goals – NHP 2002……
13. Increase State Sector 2005
Health spending from

5.5% to 7% of the budget
14. Further increase of 2010
State sector
Health spending
from 7% to 8%

11. Suggested norms for health personnel
Category of personnel Norms suggested
1 . Doctors 1 per 3,500 population
2. Nurses 1 per 5,000 population
3. Health worker female and
male
1 per 5,000 population in plain area and
3000 population in tribal and hilly
areas.
4. Trained dai 1per village
5. Health assistant (male and
female
1 per 30,000 population in plain area and
20000 population in tribal and hilly
areas.
6. Health assistant (male
and female)
provides supportive super­vision
to 6 health workers (male /female).
7. Pharmacists 1 per 10,000 population
8. Lab. technicians 1 per 10,000 population