Baba Farid University Nursing Journal
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 1

Impact of universal health coverage on child growth and nutrition

  • Author:
  • Arora Smriti
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 1 to 5

Amity College of Nursing, Amity University, Manesar, Gurugram, Haryana

*Address for Correspondence: Dr. Smriti Arora, Professor, Amity College of Nursing, Amity University, Manesar, Gurugram, Haryana, Mobile: 9810840372, E mail: smritiamit@msn.com

Online published on 12 March, 2020.

Abstract

Recently after 2014 many initiatives have been taken by the Indian government to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) which is a programme of WHO. Realization of UHC is one of the key features of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). IMR and NMR of India is very high which needs to be curbed.

This article tries to explore why child growth and nutrition is important, what are the factors affecting child growth and nutrition, what is UHC, what are the initiatives of govt. affecting child growth and nutrition and the impact of UHC on child growth and nutrition.

Keywords

Universal health coverage, child growth, nutrition, impact