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This was apprised to the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a briefing on the progress under the National Health Mission (NHM) and decisions of the Empowered Programme Committee and Mission Steering Group of the NHM.Apart from the success in controlling malaria, there has been acceleration in decline of Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), and Under Five Mortality Rate (U5MR) since the launch of the NRHM/NHM. At the current rate of decline, India should able to reach its SDG target much before the due year of 2030.As per the progress report, the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) has been significantly strengthened and intensified. Due to the intensified efforts, there is 16 per cent jump in identification of new cases in one year. Universal drug sensitive cases also increased by 54 per cent.In 2018, Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination drive was conducted in 17 additional state, thereby covering 30.50 crore children till March 2019.In 2018-19, 52,744 Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centress were approved against which 17,149 HWCs were operationalized against the target of 15,000. A total of 1.81 lakh health workers which included ASHAs, MPHWs, Staff Nurses and PHC-MOs were trained on NCDs during 2018-19. The states have initiated activities to operationalise the HWCs.During 2018-19, rotavirus vaccine (RVV) was introduced in additional two states. By now, all the states/UTs are covered with RVV.In addition, during the year, pneumococcal conjugated vaccine (PCV) was expanded to MP, Haryana and the remaining districts of Bihar, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme was approved for prevention, management and treatment of Hepatitis to A, B, C and E and rollout was initiated. This would benefit an estimated 5 crore patients of hepatitis.( With inputs from IANS )

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National :Modi apprised of progress under National Health Mission

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Wednesday apprised of the progress under the National Health Mission (NHM) and its decisions taken regarding the Empowered Programme Committee and Mission Steering Group (MSG). ...

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