Government has taken several new initiatives particularly during the last three years to provide better health care services to the people and improve overall health outcomes in the country. Addressing the eighth meeting of the Mission Steering Group of the National Rural Health Mission, NRHM, in New Delhi, Health Minister Gulam Nabi Azad said, the country has achieved a big success in Polio Eradication and has not seen a single wild polio virus case for the last 15 months.

Mr. Azad said, Maternal and Child Health has been a key focus under NRHM and Infant Mortality Rate and Maternal Mortality Ratio have started showing consistent decline. He said, the NRHM has made a remarkable beginning and started to address the issues of physical infrastructure, human resources, ambulances and other logistics. He said the Centre will give more impetus to health sector in the 12th Plan five year Plan. The Centre has also approved over four thousand crore rupees for Polio Eradication Campaign in the country.