TNPSC Thervupettagam

NATHEALTH summit

March 30 , 2021 1262 days 753 0
  • Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan, addressed the 7th annual summit of NATHEALTH in virtual mode.
  • The summit focused on ‘Indian Health system expansion in post-COVID era’.
  • 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.

Note:

  • 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
  • This 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.

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