Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has said achieving good health for all of country's population is an important goal of the government of India as a foundation for further social and economic development. <br/><br/>Releasing the India State-level Disease Burden report and technical papers in New Delhi on Tuesday, Mr Naidu said, high disease burden caused by malnutrition in India must be tackled soon to enable the next generation of Indians to reach their full potential in their personal development as well as the nation's development. <br/><br/>He said, many health indicators in India continue to be poorer than some other countries at a similar level of development. <br/><br/>The Vice President said, doctors should consider humanitarian way in treating patients and build a healthy nation. <br/><br/>Mr Naidu said, the report provides comprehensive estimates for each state from 1990 to 2016 for the first time in India. He said, this report, along with the technical scientific paper and the open-access visualization tool that are also released today, together provide systematic insights in to the health status of each state and the health inequalities between the states of India.<br/><br/>Health Minister J P Nadda said, the Naitonal Health Policy 2017 has recommended disease burden tracking to monitor health improvements across the country. <br/><br/>He said the data and results in this report of India state level disease burden initiative can serve as a useful guide to fine tuning health planning in each state of the country.