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