India, with the world’s largest youth population, buzzes with the hopes, aspirations and dreams of the young. Nearly half (45%) of India’s population is below 20 – their future will shape India’s destiny. Healthy, hardworking young people will be the bedrock of a vibrant India that leads the world. The National Health policy, launched in March 2017 aspires to ensure that everyone has access to healthcare, especially the poorest. It emphasises wellness and preventive healthcare, good quality maternal and child care, as well as comprehensive primary healthcare with two-way referrals. It aims to make healthcare affordable, through free drugs, diagnostics and emergency services, while leveraging India’s innovation and technology capacity. One significant element of the National Health Policy is that it proposes to raise public health expenditure to 2.5% of the GDP by 2025, as well as to cut family health expenditure by 25%, by 2025.
The recently launched Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA)

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