Impact of NRHM on Health status in Karnataka: A Marco level analysis.

Virupakshappa D Mulagund; Dr.P.M.Honakeri

Volume : VI, Issue : I, January - 2016

Impact of NRHM on Health status in Karnataka: A Marco level analysis.

Virupakshappa D Mulagund, Dr. P. M. Honakeri

Abstract :

According to the Karnataka Human Development Report, 2005, “the health scenario of Karnataka today is a combination of achievements and challenges”. While Karnataka has achieved consistent improvement in the life expectancy at birth since 1971 (from 50.6 years in 1971 to 66.1 in 2001) and key health indicators like IMR and MMR are lower in the state than the national averages, the state lags behind the other south Indian states. Further, persistent regional imbalance in health indicators has been a troubling reminder of the inequities in access and provision of health care services within the state This paper focuses on to examine the Status of the health care before and after implementation of NRHM programme and health centers functioning under NRHM, another one important thing is to study the status of health diseases under NRHM in Karnataka . This paper is based on complete secondary data and using simple statistical tools like average and percentages. This paper find out the health status in Karnataka in the period of 2000–01 to 2013–14. IMR, MMR, TFR and CBR, CDR are also declining trends in the period of 2001–02 to 2013–14.