National Health Policy
The central government of India periodically publishes a National Health Policy (NHP) to guide future health programs.
In 1979 the Journal of the Indian Medical Association published a review of the policy.[1] There has been 3 NHPs by Government Of India. The three NHPs are- NHP (1983), NHP (2002) and NHP (2017).[citation needed]
The first NHP in 1983 had as its goal access to primary care for everyone in India by the year 2000.[2] The Indian Dental Association made oral health recommendations in 1986 the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare accepted these for inclusion in future planning.[3]
The
Ayushman Bharat is one of the implementations of the 2017 policy. The latest discussion involves the National Health ID system.[4]