Question: Consider following statement regarding 7th annual summit of NATHEALTH-
i) Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare addressed the 7th annual summit of NATHEALTH virtually on 26th March 2021.
ii) Focus of this summit was ‘Indian Health system expansion in post-COVID era’.
Which of the above statements are correct?
a) i
b)ii
c) both i and ii
d) none of the above
Ans: c
Context
- Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare ,Dr Harsh Vardhan, addressed the 7th annual summit of NATHEALTH focusing on ‘Indian Health system expansion in post-COVID era’ through a video conference today.
Facts
- Government has launched the “National Health Policy” in 2017.
- The primary vision of policy-framework is to attain highest possible level of health and well-being for all irrespective of all age groups.
Health in Union Budget 2021-22
- Health has been identified in Budget 2021-22 as one of the six main pillars to drive growth.
- Health was allocated an enormous financial allocation of Rs 2,23,846 crore in 2021-22 which is a 137% increase over the previous year. It is in line with increasing health expenditure as a percentage of GDP to 2.5 % by 2025.
Pradhan Mantri Atma Nirbhar Swasthya Yojana
- This scheme was launched with the aim of strengthening health systems to meet challenges of covid-19 pandemic and future pandemics.
- It also seeks to strengthen the expanding & building robust IT enabled surveillance systems in order to track and contain spread of diseases.
By kameshwar shukla
Reference: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1707848