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POLICY. What is a Policy?. Set of Ideas or Plans that is used as a basis for decision making; Attitude and actions of an organization regarding a particular issue; General Statement of understanding which guide decision making. Cont…. It is more than mere statement of goals:
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What is a Policy? • Set of Ideas or Plans that is used as a basis for decision making; • Attitude and actions of an organization regarding a particular issue; • General Statement of understanding which guide decision making.
Cont….. • It is more than mere statement of goals: • How the stated goals can be achieved? • Who will carry out the tasks? • In what manner?
Four stages of Policy Process • Problem Identification and Issue Recognition • Policy Formulation • Policy Implementation • Policy Evaluation
Policies related to Health Sector • National Health Policy • Nutrition Policy • Women Policy • Training Policy • Population Policy
What is Population Policy? • Measures formulated by a range of social institutions including Government which may influence the size, distribution or composition of human population (Driver,1972). • A deliberate effort by a national government to influence the demographic variables like fertility, mortality and migration (Organski & Organski,1961) • A set of Coordinated laws aimed at reaching some demographic goal (Biurgeois-Pichat,1974
NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY AND NATIONAL POPULATION PROGRAMME
Introduction • 2000 – India Projected 1 Billion People on 2.4% of Globe’s Land Area • India's current annual increase in population of 15.5 million is large enough to neutralize efforts to conserve the resource endowment and environment.
National Population Policy -Milestones • 1946- Bhore Committee Report • 1952- Family Planning Programme • 1976- Statement of National Population Policy • 1977- Policy Statement of Family Welfare Programme
Cont……… • 1983- National Health Policy emphasized the need • 1991- National Development Council appointed a Committee • 1993- Dr. Swaminathan group prepared a Draft and discussed by cabinet and then Parliament
Cont….. • 1991- Circulated and requested comments from Central and State Agencies • 1997- Promised to announce this policy in near future • 1999- Another Draft Policy was finished and finalized it on 19th Nov.
Population Growth, Crude Birth And Death Rates And Sex Ratio: India
Population Projection- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Objectives Immediate Objective • To address the unmet needs for contraception, health care infrastructure and health personnel and to provide integrated service delivery for basic reproductive and child health care.
Cont….. Medium- term Objective • To bring the TFR to replacement level by 2010, through vigorous implication of inter-sectorial operational strategies.
Cont….. Long – term Objective • To achieve a stable population by 2045, at a level consistent with the requirements of sustainable economic growth, social development and environmental protection.
Programmes implemented to achieve immediate goal and medium term goal Aims up to 2010 • IMR below 30/1,000 live births • MMR below 100/1,00,000 live births • 80% institutional deliveries • 100% registration of vital events Medium Term Goal • Total fertility Rate to replacement level
Cont….. Themes to achieve these Objectives • Decentralized planning and implementation • Convergence of service delivery at the Grassroots • Empowering women and encouraging male involvement
Cont……… • Meeting the unmet need for family Welfare Services • Addressing the needs of disadvantaged and under- served population groups • Encouraging public- private partnership
Health Care Infrastructure • Public Sector
Health Care Reforms and its implications for Reproductive Health • Public Private Partnership E.g. Pharmacies, Laboratory, $ Blood bank
Programmes will plan to implement in coming days • Revised national population policy aimed at improving quality of life in the country. - Daily Times on 6th April 2010 • The revised policy focusing on improving health, managing urbanization and gender-sensitive development.
Population Policy • National Population Policy
Cont… • National Commission on Population • Formulated on 11th May 2000 • Reconstituted on Feb 2005 Members • Chairman • Deputy Chairman • 2 vice Chairman • Secretary
Cont….. Aims • To review, monitor and give directions for the implementation of the National Population Policy • To promote synergy between demographic, educational, environmental and developmental programmes. • To promote intersectoral co-ordination in planning and implementation. First Meeting-23rd July 2005- Survey of all District to identify the weakness in Health Care Delivery System.
Cont…… • State Population Commission • JanasankhyaSthirataKosh Objective • To facilitate goal, support projects, schemes, initiatives and to introduce innovative ideas, both in government and voluntary sectors.
Cont…. • Family Planning Programme • Family Planning Performance • Sterilization • Vasectomy and Tubectomy • IUD Insertion • Condom Users $OP users
Cont… • National Rural Health Mission • Pre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of sex selection) Act, 1994
Population Programmes/Schemes • Basic infrastructure -Sub Centre (1,46,036) -PHC (23,458) -CHC (4,276)
Cont…. • JananiSurakshaYojana • Family Welfare Linked Health Insurance Scheme • Compensation for acceptor of Sterilization
Cont… January 12, 2011 "In spite of the achievements made so far there are still areas of concern. The pace of decline in various key health indicators like IMR, MMR, Total Fertility Rate and death and morbidity due to communicable diseases has not improved as compared to pre-NRHM period,"Azad said.
Journal Abstract Title : Family Planning in India: Approaches and achievements. Author: HarunoSagaza and Alok Kumar
Cont….. Findings: Collaborative efforts at micro and macro levels be made inorder to achieve the demographic goals established by the central and state Gov, thus reducing the population growth rate and enhancing the standards of living
Theory Application • Ludwing Von Bertalanffy: General System Theory