National Health Goals

  • Reduction of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to 32 per 1000 live births by 2017
  • Reduction of Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) to 123 per 100,000 live births by 2017
  • Reduction of Total Fertility Rate (TFR) to 2.1 by 2017
  • Prevention and reduction of under-nutrition in children under 3 years to half of NFHS-3 (2005-2006) levels 27 per cent by 2017
  • Prevention and reduction of anemia among women aged 15-49 years to 28 percent by end of 2017
  • Raising child sex ratio in the 0-6 years age group from 914 to 950
  • Prevention and reduction of burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases (including mental illness) and injuries
  • Reduction of poor household’s out-of-pocket expenditure to 1.87 percent of GDP by the end of 2017
  • Reduce Tuberculosis annual incidence and mortality by half by the end of 2017
  • Reduce Leprosy prevalence to <1/10,000 population and incidence to zero in all districts by the end of 2017
  • Annual malaria incidence of <1/1,000 by the end of 2017
  • Microfilaria prevalence <1 percent in all districts by the end of 2017
  • Case fatality rate of Dengue <1 percent by the end of 2017
  • Containment of Chikungunya outbreaks by the end of 2017
  • Reduction in Japanese Encephalitis mortality by 30 percent by the end of 2017
  • Elimination of Kala-azar by 2015, that is <1 case per 10,000 population in all blocks
  • Reduce new infections of HIV/AIDS to zero and provide comprehensive care, support and treatment services to all who require it

Activities

STAR – COMMED 2023

Nationwide Online Research Presentation Competition

An initiative of IAPSM as part of its Golden Jubilee (1973 – 2023) celebrations

STAR – COM MED is an acronym of SEARCH TALENT AND REWARD IN COMMUNITY MEDICINE

Background:
The Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM) is a registered national body with a membership of 7000 plus health professionals. While many of its members are part of health care delivery system, most of them are medical teachers in 700 plus medical colleges of India, largely engaged in teaching and research. IAPSM is currently observing its golden jubilee year (1973 – 2023) and as per its action plan for the same, this pan India online research presentation competition has been planned. If it gets suitable response and approval from the organization, it can be made a regular annual activity.

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