1Centre for Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
2Prof., Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
*Corresponding author: Vikas Bajpai, Centre for Social Medicine and Community Health Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Contact: drvikasbajpai@gmail.com, Ph: 9810275314
Online published on 13 February, 2013.
After six years of implementation NRHM has failed to achieve its stated objectives. A scrutiny of this failure is overdue. This paper analyzes fundamental conceptual inherent to the Mission to draw lessons for future most important of which is that the ‘health of the people is not a standalone phenomenon that can be improved through healthcare alone. It requires a comprehensive action plan encompassing food security, employment and poverty alleviation as well.
NRHM, Mission, ASHA, NGO, health
