ABSTRACT
Despite substantial achievements have occurred in the improvement of health in India during the last 71 years of independence, the health outcomes remain inadequate. The future of any nation depends upon the quality of human resources i.e. population, which in turn depends upon the quality and equitable services coverage of Maternal, New born and Child Health care (MNCH) among different socio-economic strata of population and on public health policy. In India, spending on the health has declined to 2.1 percent in 2018-19 of the total Union Budget from 2.4 percent in 2017-18. The new National Health Policy (NHP) promises to increase this to 2.5 percent by 2025. The financial requirements are actually much larger than what is targeted in the new policy; the government must spend about 3.8 percent of its GDP on health.
Despite substantial achievements have occurred in the improvement of health in India during the last 71 years of independence, the health outcomes remain inadequate. The future of any nation depends upon the quality of human resources i.e. population, which in turn depends upon the quality and equitable services coverage of Maternal, New born and Child Health care (MNCH) among different socio-economic strata of population and on public health policy. In India, spending on the health has declined to 2.1 percent in 2018-19 of the total Union Budget from 2.4 percent in 2017-18. The new National Health Policy (NHP) promises to increase this to 2.5 percent by 2025. The financial requirements are actually much larger than what is targeted in the new policy; the government must spend about 3.8 percent of its GDP on health.
Objectives:
1. To
Study the inequalities in accessing MNCH services in India.
2. To
Study the Gaps and Challenges to lessen
the inequalities in accessing MNCH
services in India.
3. A
Way Forward for the improvement of MNCH services in India.
4. Conclusion.
Methodology:
Ministry
of Health & Family Welfare, GOI & WHO Websites and Reports. Reputed
Journals and for update News Papers in
the concerned field.
Keywords:
Maternal, New Born, Child Health Care, States, India
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*Head & Professor (Associate) of Economics Retd, Kakatiya Government PG College, Bharat Jyoti Awardee, Ex-Member of BOS, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana State.
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*Head & Professor (Associate) of Economics Retd, Kakatiya Government PG College, Bharat Jyoti Awardee, Ex-Member of BOS, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana State.
