NRHM(National Rural Health Mission)
Recognizing the importance of Health in the process of economic and social
development and improving the quality of life of our citizens, the Government of India has
resolved to launch the National Rural Health Mission to carry out necessary architectural
correction in the basic health care delivery system. The Mission adopts a synergistic
approach by relating health to determinants of good health viz. segments of nutrition,
sanitation, hygiene and safe drinking water. It also aims at mainstreaming the Indian
systems of medicine to facilitate health care. The Plan of Action includes increasing public
expenditure on health, reducing regional imbalance in health infrastructure, pooling resources, integration of organizational structures, optimization of health manpower,
decentralization and district management of health programmes, community participation
and ownership of assets, induction of management and financial personnel into district
health system, and operationalizing community health centers into functional hospitals
meeting Indian Public Health Standards in each Block of the Country.
The Goal of the Mission 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.
