Core Strategies:

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Train and enhance capacity of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) to own, control and manage public health services.

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Promote access to improved healthcare at household level through the female health activist (ASHA).

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Health Plan for each village through Village Health Committee of the Panchayat.

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Strengthening sub-centre through an untied fund to enable local planning and action and more Multi Purpose Workers (MPWs).

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Strengthening existing PHCs and CHCs, and provision of 30-50 bedded CHC per lakh population for improved curative care to a normative standard (Indian Public Health Standards defining personnel, equipment and management standards).

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Preparation and Implementation of an inter-sectoral District Health Plan prepared by the District Health Mission, including drinking water, sanitation & hygiene and ntrition.

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Integrating vertical Health and Family Welfare programmes at National, State, Block, and District levels.

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Technical Support to National, State and District Health Missions, for Public Health Management.

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Strengthening capacities for data collection, assessment and review for evidence based planning, monitoring and supervision.

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Formulation of transparent policies for deployment and career development of Human Resources for health.

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Developing capacities for preventive health care at all levels for promoting healthy life styles, reduction in consumption of tobacco and alcohol etc.

 

Promoting non-profit sector particularly in under served areas.

Supplementary Strategies:

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Regulation of Private Sector including the informal rural practitioners to ensure availability of quality service to citizens at reasonable cost.

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Promotion of Public Private Partnerships for achieving public health goals.

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Mainstreaming AYUSH – revitalizing local health traditions.

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Reorienting medical education to support rural health issues including regulation of Medical care and Medical Ethics.

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Effective and viable risk pooling and social health insurance to provide health security to the poor by ensuring accessible, affordable, accountable and good quality hospital care.