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Uttar Pradesh NRHM Scam is an alleged corruption scandal in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, in which top politicians and bureaucrats are alleged to have siphoned off a massive sum estimated at ₹ 100 billion (US$1.2 billion) [1] from the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), a central government program meant to improve health care delivery in rural areas.
National Health Mission (NHM) is a government initiative to provide health care services in rural and urban areas of India. It subsumes the National Rural Health Mission and National Urban Health Mission, and has various components such as Janani Suraksha Yojana, ASHA Programme, and Rogi Kalyan Samiti.
Moumita Debnath, a trainee doctor at R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, was raped and murdered in a college building on 9 August 2024. The case sparked nationwide and international protests, and led to the arrest of a civic volunteer and the former principal of the college over financial irregularities.
www.rajswasthya.nic.in The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian state of Rajasthan was reported on 2 March 2020 in Jaipur . [ 2 ] The Rajasthan Health Department has confirmed a total of 29,835 cases, including 563 deaths and 21866 recoveries as of 20 July 2020. [ 1 ]
RSBY (Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana) is a government-run scheme that provides cashless insurance for hospitalisation to BPL families and their dependents. It covers up to ₹30,000 per year and has enrolled 36 million families in 25 states of India.
ASHA stands for Accredited Social Health Activist, a woman who is trained to educate and mobilize rural communities on health issues. ASHA is a part of India's National Rural Health Mission, launched in 2005, and receives outcome-based remuneration and incentives.
Learn about the history, financing, and challenges of the Indian healthcare system, which is a multi-payer universal health care model with a mix of public and private providers. Find out how the government aims to achieve universal health care and improve health outcomes for its citizens.
International researchers and organizations have cited the need to implement more long-term solutions to permanently improve slum health; they argue that government-funded programs like the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) or the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) have a short-lived impact. [58]