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Policy price range: Insurance companies offer health insurance from a sum insured of ₹ 5,000 [11] for micro-insurance policies to a higher sum insured of ₹ 5 million (US$58,000) and above. The common insurance policies for health insurance are usually available from ₹ 100,000 (US$1,200) to ₹ 500,000 (US$5,800).
The National Health Policy was endorsed by the Parliament of India in 1983 and updated in 2002, and then again updated in 2017. The recent four main updates in 2017 mention the need to focus on the growing burden of non-communicable diseases, the emergence of the robust healthcare industry, growing incidences of unsustainable expenditure due to healthcare costs, and rising economic growth ...
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is a government program in India which provides nutritional meals, preschool education, primary healthcare, immunization, health check-up and referral services to children under 6 years of age and their mothers. [1]
Child nutrition in India is a serious problem for the public administration. [1] [2] However India is on course to meet select child nutrition targets such as the target for stunting. [3] In 2019, according to UNICEF report, malnutrition is the cause of 69% of deaths among children below 5 years in India. [4] [5]
India is a hub for pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries; world-class scientists, clinical trials and hospitals yet country faces daunting public health challenges like child undernutrition, high rates of neonatal and maternal mortality, growth in noncommunicable diseases, high rates of road traffic accidents and other health related issues.
Nutrition facts labels are also mandatory in some countries to allow consumers to choose between foods based on the components relevant to health. [6] [7] It is estimated that in 2023 40% of the world population couldn't afford a healthy diet. [8]
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National Health Authority is the successor of National Health Agency, which was functioning as a registered society since 23 May 2018. Pursuant to Cabinet decision for full functional autonomy, National Health Agency was reconstituted as the National Health Authority on 2 January 2019, under Gazette Notification Registered No. DL –(N) 04/0007/2003-18.