Constitutional Mandate: Article 21 (Right to Life) implies a right to health; Article 47 (Directive Principle) mandates the state to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health.

Policy Framework: National Health Policy 2017 aims for universal health coverage, preventive and promotive health, and reducing out-of-pocket expenditure.

Key Programs: National Health Mission (NHM), Ayushman Bharat (PMJAY & Health and Wellness Centres), Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, National Programme for Control of Blindness, National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme.

Focus Areas: Disease prevention, health promotion, environmental sanitation, access to affordable healthcare, nutrition, maternal and child health, and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Challenges: Inadequate infrastructure, shortage of healthcare professionals, unequal access to quality healthcare, financing issues, urban-rural divide, emerging infectious diseases, and environmental health hazards like air pollution.

Inter-sectoral Approach: Requires coordinated efforts across various ministries and departments, including health, environment, urban development, water & sanitation, and social welfare.

Emphasis on primary healthcare as the foundation of the health system.

Role of public awareness and community participation in achieving public health goals.

Constitutional Mandate: Article 21 (Right to Life) implies a right to health; Article 47 (Directive Principle) mandates the state to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health.

Policy Framework: National Health Policy 2017 aims for universal health coverage, preventive and promotive health, and reducing out-of-pocket expenditure.

Key Programs: National Health Mission (NHM), Ayushman Bharat (PMJAY & Health and Wellness Centres), Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, National Programme for Control of Blindness, National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme.

Focus Areas: Disease prevention, health promotion, environmental sanitation, access to affordable healthcare, nutrition, maternal and child health, and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Challenges: Inadequate infrastructure, shortage of healthcare professionals, unequal access to quality healthcare, financing issues, urban-rural divide, emerging infectious diseases, and environmental health hazards like air pollution.

Inter-sectoral Approach: Requires coordinated efforts across various ministries and departments, including health, environment, urban development, water & sanitation, and social welfare.

Emphasis on primary healthcare as the foundation of the health system.

Role of public awareness and community participation in achieving public health goals.