India is making extraordinary strides in public healthcare on World Health Day 2025. The government has significantly reduced maternal and infant mortality rates through targeted national programs. Digital health initiatives like Ayushman Bharat are transforming healthcare accessibility and tracking. These achievements represent a remarkable journey of healthcare transformation and progressive public health policy.
April 08, 2025
World Health Day 2025: India marks progress in maternal and child health with key initiatives
"Over the last 30 years (1990-2020), Maternal
Mortality Ratio declined by 83% in India" - Ministry of Health Release
On the World Health Day 2025, with WHO's theme
"Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures," India continues to strengthen
its healthcare systems through initiatives like Ayushman Bharat and the
National Health Mission, marking significant progress in improving maternal and
child health, expanding digital healthcare access, and enhancing public health
infrastructure.
Key Points
1 India
reduces maternal mortality rate to 97 per 100,000 live births
2
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission creates 76 crore health accounts
3
Comprehensive primary healthcare expansion through 1.76 lakh wellness centers
World Health Day, observed annually on April 7,
underscores the importance of global health and calls for collective action to
address pressing health challenges. Started by the World Health Organization
(WHO) in 1950, it unites governments, institutions, and communities in
addressing critical health priorities each year.
According to an official release, the Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare has made substantial strides in improving India's
public health outcomes through various key initiatives and programs. The
National Health Mission (NHM) has played a central role in this progress.
The release mentioned that the MMR (Maternal
Mortality Ratio) in India dropped from 130 (2014-16) to 97 (2018-20) per
1,00,000 live births, a decline of 33 points.
"Over the last 30 years (1990-2020), MMR
declined by 83% in India," the release stated.
It also highlighted that IMR (Infant Mortality Rate)
dropped from 39 (2014) to 28 (2020) per 1,000 live births, NMR(Neonatal
Mortality Rate) reduced from 26 (2014) to 20 (2020) per 1,000 live births and
U5MR(Under-5 Mortality Rate) declined from 45 (2014) to 32 (2020) per 1,000
live births.
The government also took several initiatives for
Maternal Health and Pregnant Women.
As per the release, Maternal Death Surveillance and
Response (MDSR) was conducted at facility and community levels to identify
causes of maternal deaths and implement corrective actions for improving
obstetric care.
Mother and Child Protection (MCP) Card & Safe
Motherhood Booklet were distributed to educate pregnant women on nutrition,
rest, pregnancy danger signs, government schemes, and benefits of institutional
deliveries.
Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Portal: A
name-based digital platform to track pregnant women and newborns, ensuring
timely antenatal, delivery, and postnatal care.
Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB): Part of POSHAN Abhiyan;
focuses on testing, treatment, and prevention of anaemia in adolescents and
pregnant women through nutrition, awareness, and addressing non-nutritional
causes.
The release stated that as of April 5, 2025, there
are over 1.76 lakh active Ayushman Arogya Mandirs(Health & Wellness
Centres) in India, providing comprehensive primary health care.
According to the portal, 107.10 crores screenings
for hypertension and 94.56 crores screenings for diabetes have been conducted
at the Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs).
The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) is a
unified digital health ecosystem to securely connect patients, healthcare
providers, and systems through an interoperable digital infrastructure. As of
April 5, 2025, over 76 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA) have been
created under the ABDM.
There are over 5.95 lakh verified healthcare
professionals registered under the ABDM Scheme, with over3.86 lakh verified
health facilities. Under ABDM, more than 52 crores health records are linked.
Further, the release highlighted that the WHO World
Malaria Report 2024 highlights India's major strides in malaria elimination,
with a 69 per cent drop in cases and 68 per cent reduction in deaths between
2017 and 2023.
"Contributing just 0.8 per cent of global cases
in 2023, India's exit from WHO's High Burden to High Impact (HBHI) group in
2024 marks a significant public health achievement," the release stated.
The Government of India has eliminated Trachoma as a
public health problem in 2024, a feat recognised by the WHO, it stated.
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