The following is the list of National Health Programmes In India:
S.No. | National Health Programmes | Year of Beginning | Objective/Description |
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1 | National Cancer Control Programme | 1975 | Primary prevention of cancers by health education regarding hazards of tobacco consumption and necessity of genital hygiene for prevention of cervical cancer, etc. |
2 | National Program of Health Care for the Elderly (NPHCE) | 2010 | To provide preventive, curative and rehabilitative services to the elderly persons at various level of health care delivery system of the country, etc. |
3 | National Program for Prevention and Control of Deafness (NPPCD) | —- | To prevent the avoidable hearing loss on account of disease or injury, etc. |
4 | District Mental Health Program (NMHP) | 1982 | To ensure availability and accessibility of minimum mental health care for all in the foreseeable future, particularly to the most vulnerable and underprivileged sections of population. |
5 | National Cancer Reigstry Programme | 1982 | To provide true information on cancer prevalence and incidence. |
6 | National Tobacco Control Program | 2007 | Preventing the initiation of smoking among young people, educating, motivating and assisting smokers to quit smoking, etc. |
7 | National Leprosy Eradication Program | started in 1955, launched in 1983 | To arrest the disease activity in all the known cases of leprosy. |
8 | Universal Immunization Program (UIP) | 1985 | To achieve self-sufficiency in vaccine production and the manufacture of cold-chain equipment for storage purpose, etc. |
9 | National Vector Borne Disease Control Program | —- | For the prevention and control of vector borne diseases |