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Download Solution PDFWhen was the National Urban Health Mission approved by the Government of India?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 2013.Key Points
- National Urban Health Mission (NUHM):-
- It was launched by the Government of India in 2013 to improve the health status of the urban population, especially the poor and vulnerable sections.
- The National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) as a sub-mission of National Health Mission (NHM) has been approved by the Cabinet on 1st May 2013.
- NUHM aims to provide equitable and quality primary healthcare services to urban communities, focusing on maternal and child health, communicable and non-communicable diseases, and urban health infrastructure development.
- The mission is implemented in 779 cities and towns with a population of more than 50,000, and it covers around 7.75 crore people across the country.
- NUHM is a sub-mission under the National Health Mission (NHM), which was launched in 2013 by merging the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM).
Additional Information
- List of some prominent health schemes in India:
- Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY): 2018
- National Health Mission (NHM): 2013
- Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY): 2008
- National Urban Health Mission (NUHM): 2013
- Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA): 2016
- Mission Indradhanush: 2014
- National Rural Health Mission (NRHM): 2005
- Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY): 2005
- Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY): 2017
- National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP): 2020 (renamed from RNTCP)
- Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP): 1997
- Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign): 2014
- National AIDS Control Programme (NACP): 1992
- National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP): 2003 (merged program)
- National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP): 1975
- National Mental Health Programme (NMHP): 1982
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