NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY

1. NATIONAL
HEALTH
POLICY
PRESENTED BY:
BAZILA ILLAHI
INTERN GDC
DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DENTISTRY.

2. CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. BASIC CONSIDERATIONS
3. HISTORY
4. NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY – 1983
5. NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY – 2002
6. NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY _ 2017
7. ORAL HEALTH POLICY IN INDIA
8. CONCLUSION
9. REFERNCES
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3. Kulkarni A.P, Baride J.P, Doke P.P, Mulay P.Y. Text book of Community Medicine. Ch-15 Health Care in India- Part A. 4th ed. Mumbai: Vora Medical Publications; 2013.
India is drawing the world’s attention, not only because
of its population explosion but also because of its
health profile andprevailing as well as emerging
profound political, economic and social
transformations.
Despite several growth orientated policies adopted by
the government, the widening economic, regional and
gender disparities are posing challenges for the health
sector.
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4. National health programs are launched by
the government of India for control/ eradication
of communicable disease, environmental
sanitation, nutrition, population control and
rural health.
Kulkarni A.P, Baride J.P, Doke P.P, Mulay P.Y. Text book of Community Medicine. Ch-15 Health Care in India- Part A. 4th ed. Mumbai: Vora Medical Publications; 2013.
The National Health Policy reviews the improvement in
demographic trends, control of infectious diseases and
growth of infrastructure.
NHP 2002 envisages that by 2010 the public investment
in health would reach 2% of the GDP.
NHP 2017 envisages that by 2025 the public investment
in health would reach 2.5% of the GDP.
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5. BASIC CONSIDERATIONS
Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity(as given by WHO- 7 April 1948).
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Peter S. Essentials of preventive and community dentistry. Ch-10 Health Care Delivery. 5th ed. New Delhi: Arya(Medi) Publishing House; 2013.

6. ORAL HEALTH
Peter S. Essentials of preventive and community dentistry. Ch-10 Health Care Delivery. 5th ed. New Delhi: Arya(Medi) Publishing House; 2013.
The World Health Organization defines oral health as
a “state of being free from chronic mouth and facial
pain, oral and throat cancer, oral sores, birth defects
such as
disease,
cleft lip and palate, periodontal (gum)
tooth decay and tooth loss, and other
diseases and disorders that affect the oral cavity”.
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7. POLICY
 Course or principle of action adopted by the Government.
HEALTH POLICY
 Is an statement of an authority adopted by the Government or public
in order to improve the health services.
NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY
 It is an expression of goals for improving the health, the priorities
among these goals, and the main directions for attaining them for a
nation.
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8. HISTORY
Health planning in India can be seen as pre and
post independence.
Health planning in India - Pre
independence
Health planning in India - Post
independence
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Roy R, Saha I. Mahajan and Gupta Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine. Part-IV Health Care and Services. 4th ed. New Delhi, Jaypee Brothers; 2013.

9. Health planning in India – Pre independence
1825- Quarantine Act
(1st Public healthAct)
1880- VaccinationAct
1864- Public health
community
1873- The Birth and
Death registrationAct
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1886 – Plague
Commission
Act
Roy R, Saha I. Mahajan and Gupta Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine. Part-IV Health Care and Services. 4th ed. New Delhi, Jaypee Brothers; 2013.

10. Health planning in India -Post independence
National health committees
Planning Commission
Five year plans
National Health Policy
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Roy R, Saha I. Mahajan and Gupta Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine. Part-IV Health Care and Services. 4th ed. New Delhi, Jaypee Brothers; 2013.

11. NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY – 1983
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12. NHP-1983
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The NHP-1983
 gave a general exposition of the policies which
required recommendation in the circumstances
prevailing in the health sector.
NHP-1983, in a spirit of optimistic empathy for the
health needs of the people, particularly the poor and
underprivileged, had hoped to provide ‘Health for All
by the year 2000 AD’, through the universal provision
of comprehensive primary health care services.
Babu V.V.R.S. Review in Community Medicine. Ch-14 Public Health Administration and National Programmes. 2nd ed. Hyderabad: Paras Medical Books. 1996

13. NHP-1983
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The noteworthy initiatives under that policy were:-
A phased, time-based bound program for setting up a
well dispersed network of comprehensive primary
health care services, linked with extension and health
education, designed in the context of the ground
reality that elementary health problems can be
resolved by the people themselves.
Roy R, Saha I. Mahajan and Gupta Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine. Part-IV Health Care and Services. 4th ed. New Delhi, Jaypee Brothers; 2013.

14. Small pox and guinea worm disease
have been eradicated from india
Polio is on the verge of being
eradicated
Leprosy, kala azar and filariasis are
expected to b eliminated in future.

15. DRAWBACKS:
It does not speak about social injustice- an essential
prerequisite for Health for All.
No definite program – to promote community
participation in health.
No mention - health budget
Does not emphasis on –
 accident prevention,
 geriatric care
 Non- communicable disease like obesity, coronary heart
disease
 Disease related to use of tobacco, alcohol, drugs, etc.
NHP-1983
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Babu V.V.R.S. Review in Community Medicine. Ch-14 Public Health Administration and National Programmes. 2nd ed. Hyderabad: Paras Medical Books. 1996

16. NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY – 2002
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17. NHP-1983 served the purpose for some time but over
the years the health scene of the country changed.
New challenges could not be addressed within the
framework of that policy- it necessitated a revision.
The government of India initiated the process by holding
wide ranging deliberations involving central and state
governments, voluntary organizations and the central
council of health and family welfare.
Dhaar GM. Robbani I. Foundations of Community Medicine. Ch 55- HEALTH CARE IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT. 1st ed. Elsevier; 2006.
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INTRODUCTION – NHP 2002

18. NHP 2002
Dhaar GM. Robbani I. Foundations of Community Medicine. Ch 55- HEALTH CARE IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT. 1st ed. Elsevier; 2006.
A draft of national health policy was formulated and
circulated for eliciting comments from responsible
sources.
A final shape was given to the policy and was eventually
approved by the cabinet and launched as NATIONAL
HEALTH POLICY – 2001.
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19. The policy aims to achieve an acceptable standard of
good health among the general population of the
country and has set goals to be achieved by the year
2015.
However, from a global perspective India’s public
spending on health is extremely low.
Dhaar GM. Robbani I. Foundations of Community Medicine. Ch 55- HEALTH CARE IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT. 1st ed. Elsevier; 2006.
NHP-2002
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NHP 2002

20.  NHP, 1983 is perceived as an idealistic document mainly
addressed to achieve health for all by the year 2000
 NHP, 2002 is realistic document based on a conceptional
and operational framework that is consistent with the
socio-economic realties prevailing in India.
Roy R, Saha I. Mahajan and Gupta Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine. Part-IV Health Care and Services. 4th ed. New Delhi, Jaypee Brothers; 2013.
NHP-2002
RELEVANCE OF NATIONAL
HEALTH POLICY:

21. OBJECTIVES OF THE POLICY
To achieve
decentralization of
health services.
To strengthen
and upgrade the
health care
infrastructure.
To emphasize
primary level of
health care.
To promote
rational use of
drugs.
To ensure
equitable access
to health services.
To increase
primary health
investment.
To enhance
private sector
participation.
It also specifies a time frame for the achievement of various goals
NHP-2002
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22. DRAWBACKS:
Kumar A, Gupta S. Health Infrastructure in India: Critical Analysis of Policy Gaps in the Indian Healthcare Delivery. Vivekananda International Foundation . 2012
Not much attention is paid to child, adolescent, Geriatrics
health, gender (women), domestic violence.
Ignored areas-
 Lack of govt.expenditure,Resource generation &
allocation,
 Management of work force,
 Substance abuse management
.
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23. Methodology of strengthening
healthcare & functioning of health
workers is not specified, creating
“Paramedical Doctors”. Promoting
QUACKERY.
Literacy & its investment is not
specified.
Problem of population is not
answered properly.
School education has not yielded
desired results.
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Kumar A, Gupta S. Health Infrastructure in India: Critical Analysis of Policy Gaps in the Indian Healthcare Delivery. Vivekananda International Foundation . 2012

24. National Health Policy - 2017
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25. Need for National Health Policy 2017
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• Burden of non-coomunicable diseases.
•Emergence of robust health care industry
•Increased health care cost
•Increases financial capacity

26. KEY FEATURES OF NEW HEALTH
POLICY ,2017
PREVENTIVE
AND
PROMOTIVE
HEALTH CARE
UNIVERSAL
ACCESS TO
QUALITY
HEALTH
SERVICES
AFFORDABLE
COST

27. POLICY THRUST:
 Increased health expenditure by govt. from
existing 1.15% to 2.5% GDP by 2025.
 Increased state sector health spending to more
than 8% of their budget by 2020.
 Decrease in proportion of households facing
catastrophic health expenditure from current
levels by 25% by 2025.

28. Policy Principles:
– Equity
– Universality
– Patient Centered & Quality of Care
– Inclusive Partnerships
– Pluralism(AYUSH)
– Subsidiarity
– Accountability
– Professionalism, Integrity and Ethics
– Learning and Adaptive System
– Affordability
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29. Policy Directions
 Ensuring Adequate Investment
 Preventive and Promotive Health
 Organization of Public Health Care Delivery
 Primary Care Services & Continuity of Care
 Secondary Care Services
 Reorienting Public Hospitals
 Closing Gaps in Infrastructure and Human Resource/Skill
 Urban Health Care
 National Health Programs: RCH, Communicable Diseases, Non-
Communicable Diseases, Mental Health, Emergency Care and
Disaster preparedness
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30. The policy identifies coordinated action on seven prioirity
areas for improving the environment for health :
 Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (2nd Oct.2014 )
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31.  Balanced and Healthy diets(through Anganwadi centres and
schools) and regular exercises.
 Adressing tobacco ,alcohol and substance abuse.

32.  Reducing stress and improved safety in the work place.
 Reducing indoor and outdoor air pollution.
 Yatri Suraksha –preventing deaths due to rail and road traffic
 accidents
 Nirbhaya Nari – action against gender voilence

33.  Swasth Nagrik Abhiyan(social movement for health)
 Greater emphasis on school health and SCHOOL NOON
MEAL PROGRAMME
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34.  More support to ASHA workers(in palliative care,
Community Mental Health, and in Village Health
Sanitation and Nutrition Committees)
 Yoga promotion at work place, schools and in the community

35. The National Oral Health Policy has been formulated
by the “Dental Council of India” through the inputs of
two national workshops organized in 1991 and 1994
at Delhi and Mysore.
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POLICY143
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36. CONCLUSION
Public health has effectively remained a low
priority for the Indian state in terms of financing
and political attention.
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Contributed to the slow and inadequate
improvement of health of the population.
Replacing the current unhealthy and inequitable socio-
economic system, by one that is far more just, humane
and healthy, in the world of tomorrow is essential.

38. REFERENCES

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