Consultation on draft National Health Policy 2015 with Civil Society Organizations
Client Name: National Health System Resource Centre (NHSRC)
Location: New Delhi
Background Context: A new draft National Health Policy 2015 was prepared and shared in the public domain for comments and feedback. The Draft Health Policy 2015 while recognizing the achievements made so far, sought to build on it. The policy sought to take forward the architectural corrections made earlier by outlining key policy directions to ensure comprehensive health care, possibly as a right to the citizens of the country.
Objectives
A consultation with Civil Society Organizations and representatives was organized by NHSRC on 4th March 2015, at the Teaching Block, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW) Campus, New Delhi, with support from Development Solutions. The consultation sought to provide a collective forum for civil society organizations to:
- Discuss and provide feedback on the National Health Policy (NHP) 2015 and to enable their perspectives and knowledge to inform the health policy to ensure that the goal of the policy of health as a fundamental right is realized.
- Determine if there are any specific needs in these states that need to be incorporated as part of the policy, especially in aspects like human resources.
- Collate any learning from the civil society initiatives on health to inform the implementation framework.
Approach and Methodology
- Key Respondents/ Informants: The participants included representatives of civil society organizations from three high-priority states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan.
- Key Areas of Inquiry:
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- Policy Focus Areas: Adolescent Health, Urban health, Maternal health, Disability, Community monitoring, Integration of AYUSH systems of medicine, Gender and social inclusion, Convergence
- Infrastructure and Human Resources: Support and recognition for ASHA’s, Strengthening ANM and LHV cadres, Infrastructure planning.
- Planning, Implementation and Service Delivery: Composite District Planning, Decentralisation and greater local flexibility in planning,
- Accountability and Monitoring
- Involvement of Civil Society Organizations
- Sample: 33
Impact
The consultation with civil society organizations and representatives from across the country enabled inputs on the draft National Health Policy, prior to its release in 2017. The consultation was attended by representatives of the NHSRC and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The key inputs from the consultation - to inform the Health Policy were shared as a report.
Contact
17/109, Lower Ground Floor, Vikram Vihar, Lajpat Nagar IV, New Delhi – 110024