How does health policy in India focus on disease prevention

Explain how health policy in India focuses on disease prevention and public health.
India's health policy emphasizes disease prevention and public health at various levels. Here are some ways the policy focuses on this:
  • The policy highlights the importance of immunization programs to prevent diseases such as polio, measles, and tetanus.
  • It prioritizes monitoring and controlling infectious diseases like TB, malaria, and HIV/AIDs through enhanced surveillance, diagnostics, and treatment.
  • The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) focuses on promoting healthy lifestyles and encouraging people to adopt healthy practices to prevent non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and heart diseases.
  • The policy advocates measures that support better hygiene and sanitation practices to reduce the transmission of communicable diseases.
  • The policy also urges the private sector to participate in ensuring that their initiatives and programs align with overall public health goals.
  • The development of the Ayushman Bharat program aims to enhance primary healthcare services and increase financial protection for the population for identified health conditions.
These initiatives emphasize prevention and control of diseases, promoting healthy behaviors, improving the quality of health services, and creating an enabling environment for better health outcomes in India.
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