The NHM envisages the achievement of universal access to equitable, affordable & quality healthcare services that are accountable and responsive to people’s needs.
The goals for NHM have been set specific for states-
- State-specific innovations would be encouraged.
- Process and outcome indicators will be developed to reflect equity, quality, efficiency, and responsiveness.
- Targets for communicable and non-communicable diseases will be set at the state level based on local epidemiological patterns and taking into account the financing available for each of these conditions.
The aim is to achieve the following indicators:
- Reduce Maternal Mortality Rate to 1/1000 live births
- Reduce Infant Mortality Rate to 25/1000 live births
- Reduce Total Fertility Rate to 2.1
- Prevention and reduction of anemia in women aged 15–49 years
- Prevent and reduce mortality & morbidity from communicable, and non-communicable; injuries and emerging diseases
- Reduce household out-of-pocket expenditure on total healthcare expenditure
- Reduce annual incidence and mortality from Tuberculosis by half
- Reduce the prevalence of Leprosy to <1/10000 population and incidence to zero in all districts
- Annual Malaria Incidence to be <1/1000
- Less than 1 percent microfilaria prevalence in all districts
- Kala-azar Elimination by 2015, <1 case per 10000 population in all blocks
NHM support is also provided for the provision of a range of free services related to maternal health, child health, adolescent health, family planning, universal immunization program, and for major diseases such as Tuberculosis, vector-borne diseases like Malaria, Dengue and Kala Azar, Leprosy, etc.
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