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Patna : Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey on October 14, 2018, released an Analytical Report on National Health Profile-2018 prepared by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI) under the aegis of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) at Patna, Bihar.

The National Health Profile covers demographic, socio-economic, health status and health finance indicators, along with comprehensive information on health infrastructure and human resources in health. CBHI has been publishing National Health Profile every year since 2005. This is the 12th edition.

In his address, Choubey said that the e-book of NHP-2015 is a step towards realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Digital India where digital documents give us an opportunity for wider dissemination of information. He further stated the need of evidence based planning on the launch of the National Health Resource Repository (NHRR) – country’s first ever national healthcare facility registry of authentic, standardised and updated geo-spatial data of all public & private healthcare establishments.

Speaking on the occasion, Sanjeeva Kumar Addl. Secretary (Health), stated that data is not only important for understanding the health indicators of the country, but it also provides an opportunity to monitor the situation. He said that the Analytical Report on National Health Profile – 2018 indicates that significant progress has been made in the country for various health outcomes, which is an encouraging sign.

The vision of the NHRR project is to strengthen evidence-based decision making and develop a platform for citizen and provider-centric services by creating a robust, standardised and secured IT-enabled repository of India’s healthcare resources. Choubey congratulated and appreciated the CBHI team for their initiatives regarding use of geo-mapping, according to a PIB release.

NHRR will be the ultimate platform for comprehensive information of both Private and Public healthcare establishments including Railways, ESIC, Defence and Petroleum healthcare establishments. Under the Collection of Statistics Act 2008, over 20 lakh healthcare establishments like hospitals, doctors, clinics, diagnostic labs, pharmacies and nursing homes would be enumerated under this census capturing data on over 1,400 variables.

The Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI) has actively engaged with key stakeholders including leading Associations, Allied Ministries, and several private healthcare service providers. This resource repository shall enable advanced research towards ongoing & forthcoming healthcare challenges arising from other determinants of health like – disease, environment, etc. Approximately 4,000 trained professionals are working to approach every healthcare establishment for information collection. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the project technology partner adhering to paramount Data Security.

The NHRR project involves conducting a national census for all public and private healthcare facilities including hospitals, doctors, clinics, blood banks, pharmacies, diagnostic labs etc. The aim of the project is to develop a comprehensive platform for over 25 lakh healthcare establishments.

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