Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

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Agency overview
Formed	1976
Jurisdiction	Republic of India
Headquarters	Cabinet Secretariat Raisina Hill, New Delhi 28°36′50″N 77°12′32″E / 28.61389°N 77.20889°E / 28.61389; 77.20889
Annual budget	₹52,800 crore (US$7.3 billion) (2018-19 est.)[1]
Agency executives	Jagat Prakash Nadda, Minister of Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel, Minister of State for Health

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is an Indian government ministry charged with health policy in India. It is also responsible for all government programs relating to family planning in India.^[2][3]

The Minister of Health and Family Welfare holds cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Jagat Prakash Nadda.^[4]
The Ministry regularly publishes the Indian Pharmacopoeia since 1955 through Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) an autonomous body under the ministry for setting standards for drugs, pharmaceuticals and healthcare devices and technologies in India.^[5]

Contents

• 
  1 Composition
  
  
  
  • 
    1.1 Department of Health
    
    
    
    • 
      1.1.1 The National Cancer Control Programme
      
      
      
      • 
        1.1.1.1 History
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • 
      1.1.2 Achievements
      
    
    
    • 
      1.1.3 Challenges
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 
    1.2 Department of Family Welfare
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Department of AAYUSH
  


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  3 See also
  


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  4 References
  


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  5 External links
  

Composition

The ministry is composed of two departments: Departments of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Health Research.^[6]

See also: Healthcare in India

Department of Health

The Department of Health deals with health care, including awareness campaigns, immunisation campaigns, preventive medicine, and public health. Bodies under the administrative control of this department are:

• 
  National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) (see HIV/AIDS in India)


• 13 National Health Programmes
  
  
  
  • National AIDS Control Programme (AIDS) Department Of Aids Control (National AIDS Control Organisation) (Details About Aids)
  
  
  • National Cancer Control Programme (cancer) (since 1985)^[7]
    
  
  
  • National Filaria Control Programme (filariasis)
  
  
  • National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (iodine deficiency)
  
  
  • National Leprosy Eradication Programme (leprosy)
  
  
  • National Mental Health Programme (mental health)
  
  
  • National Programme for Control of Blindness (blindness)
  
  
  • National Programme for Prevention and Control of Deafness (deafness)
  
  
  • National Tobacco Control Programme (tobacco control)
  
  
  • National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) (vector-borne disease)
  
  
  • Pilot Programme on Prevention and Control of Diabetes, CVD and Stroke (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke)
  
  
  • Revised National TB Control Programme (tuberculosis)
  
  
  • Universal Immunisation Programme
  
  
  
  


• Medical Council of India


• Dental Council of India


• Pharmacy Council of India


• Indian Nursing Council


• 
  All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysore
  


• All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AIIPMR), Mumbai
  


• 
  All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata
  


• 
  Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation Limited (HSCC)


• Food Safety and Standards Authority of India


• Central Drugs Standard Control Organization

The National Cancer Control Programme

History

With the emergence of Cancer as a growing threat to Public health,^[8] the Indian Government, through the Ministry of Health and Welfare, initiated the National Cancer Control Program (NCCP) in 1975.^[9][10] Initially, the focus of the program was prevention as its aim was to educate the population and make detection and diagnosis resources available. Another goal for the program was to increase capacity in the structures already dealing with cancer and address the short fallings of palliative care.^[9] The program was subsequently revised between 1984 and 1985^[8][10] to better set it up for success in its goal of reducing cancer morbidity and mortality in the country,^[11] mainly through primary prevention and early detection.^[10] Between 1990 and 1991, the cancer control program was decentralised with the introduction of services at the district level.^[10] The last revision on the NCCP intervened in 2005.^[10]

Achievements

Since its creation, the program has had many major accomplishments such as the establishment of the National Cancer Registry Programme in 1982.^[11] Even though the registry does not cover the whole population affected by cancer, it gives the most updated information on the burden of cancer in the country and informs policies enacted to fight cancer such as provisions for additional funding to public hospitals and the creation of cancer centres in 27 regions.^[9] Through the National Cancer Control Programme, the country was able to put in place effective policies to foster primary prevention such as a tobacco control policy to minimise the negative impacts from the use of tobacco.^[12] The country also disposes of policies to control and prevent obesity and alcohol abuse, and policies to foster physical activity and ensure that is available for everyone.^[12] Cancer screening and early detection services are generally offered in public health centres, especially for breast and cervical cancer.^[12] The NCCP led to the creation of 27 cancer centres across the country, and 85 additional oncology programs in medical schools.^[13]

Challenges

Despite the successes, the National Cancer Control Programme is faced with numerous challenges.^[9] Accessibility, availability, and affordability of cancer care resources remain a major issue faced by the program.^[9][14] Problems of access are due to lack of financial means to afford the resources that are available or the lack of financial to make the decisions that would reduce the risks of developing the disease. These include lifestyle decisions such as smoking, alcohol consumption and nutrition patterns. Availability is a major problem particularly in rural areas because the resources are concentrated in cities and solving the geographical gap between resources such as facilities and personal remains a challenge for the NCCP.^[12]

Department of Family Welfare

The Department of Family Welfare (FW) is responsible for aspects relating to family welfare, especially in reproductive health, maternal health, pediatrics, information, education and communications; cooperation with NGOs and international aid groups; and rural health services. The Department of Family Welfare is responsible for:

• 18 Population Research Centres (PRCs) at six universities and six other institutions across 17 states
  


• National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), South Delhi
  


• International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai
  


• 
  Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow
  


• 
  Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi: founded in 1911, it is one of the oldest medical research bodies in the world

Department of AAYUSH

Department of AYUSH is no more under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, it has elevated as Ministry of AYUSH with effect from 9 November 2014.

The Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) deals with ayurveda (Indian traditional medicine), yoga, naturopathy, unani, siddha, and homoeopathy, and other alternative medicine systems. Now 'Sowa-Rigpa' the tibetian medicine system also has been added in AYUSH

The department was established in March 1995 as the Department of Indian Systems of Medicines and Homoeopathy (ISM&H). The department is charged with upholding education standards in the Indian Systems of Medicines and Homoeopathy colleges, strengthening research, promoting the cultivation of medicinal plants used, and working on Pharmacopoeia standards. Bodies under the control of the Department of AYUSH are:

• Research councils
  
  
  
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    Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha (CCRAS)
  
  
  • 
    Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM)
  
  
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    Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH)
  
  
  • Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN)
  
  
  
  


• Educational institutions
  
  
  
  • 
    National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur (NIA)
  
  
  • 
    National Institute of Siddha, Chennai (NIS)
  
  
  • 
    National Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata (NIH)
  
  
  • National Institute of Naturopathy, Pune (NIN)
  
  
  • 
    National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore (NIUM)
  
  
  • Institute of Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar, Gujarat (IPGTR)
  
  
  • Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth, New Delhi (RAV)
  
  
  • Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi (MDNIY)
  
  
  
  


• Indian Medicine Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL), Mohan, Uttaranchal (a public sector undertaking)


• Professional councils
  
  
  
  • 
    Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH)
  
  
  • 
    Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM)
  
  
  
  

See also

• Mission Indradhanush


• Arogyavani

References

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   ^ National Portal of India : Government : Who's Who
   


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   ^ "Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission". ipc.nic.in.
   


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   ^ "Departments :: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare".
   


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External links

• Official website


• Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), Official website


• 
  National Health Portal (Available in English, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Tamil and Punjabi)

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