Assessment of quality health services under National Rural Health Mission in Uttarakhand

The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is one of the largest global programmes for revitalizing primary health care systems in India. The thrust of the programme is on securing quality health services in remote rural areas that are accessible, affordable and accountable for safe motherhood and child survival through operationalisation of the Primary Health Centres to provide delivery and emergency obstetric and child health services on a 24X 7 basis. The focus of the RCH program will be on reducing the maternal mortality ratio, the infant Mortality rate and total fertility rate. The health infrastructure has grown at decent pace however till date is urban centric, rural areas are still sidelined. Mid and high Himalayan region which are difficult to reach areas have not been able to catch up the pace. This brief research has been taken up to evaluate gaps in functioning and infrastructure of health system.