National Summit On Good, Replicable Practices And Innovations In Public Healthcare Systems In IndiaPart of: GS Prelims and GS-II –Health

National Summit On Good, Replicable Practices And Innovations In Public Healthcare Systems In India

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II –Health

In news 

• Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare digitally inaugurated the 7th National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices through a video conference.

Key takeaways 

• The first one was held in 2013 at Srinagar. 
• The summit is held to recognize, showcase and document various best practices and innovations in public healthcare system. 
• Union Minister of Health also launched New Health Management Information System (HMIS) along with the Operational Guidelines for TB services at AB-HWCs and the Operational Guidelines 2020 on Active Case Detection and Regular Surveillance for Leprosy.

Do you know? 

• Indian Prime Minister has set a bold target of a TB-free India by 2025, five years ahead of the SDG targets of 2030.