Lok Sabha Question No. 2953 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-02
Subject: Assessment of Sustainable Development Goals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2953 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND DECEMBER, 2016

## ASSESSMENT OF SUSTAI NABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

## 2953. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA: SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken into account India's low ranking in the list of 188 nations, based on the data on factors such as mortality rates, malaria, hygiene and air pollution as per the first annual assessment of Sustainable Development Goals health performance published in medical journal Lancet;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the country has lagged behind other developing countries including Bh ta  and Sri Lanka in key health indicators;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to improve the health standards in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a)& (b): The study titled 'Measuring the health - related Sustainable Development Goals in 188  countries:  a  baseline  analysis  from  the  Global  Burden  of  Disease  Study  2015'  published recently in medical journal 'The Lancet'  placed India   at 143 rd position. The paper stated that statistical methods were applied to systemati cally compiled data to estimate the performance of 33 health - related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators for 188 countries from 199 to 2015.

Though the SDG 3 of 'health and wellbeing of all at all ages' is in sync with the vision of proposed National Health policy and National Health Mission (NHM), a National Task Force on SDG 3 has been set up by the Ministry not only to deliberate on policy and strategy b provide technical support and guidance on SDGs to States.

(c) & (d): Certain key health indicators of India in comparison to some developing countri including  Bhutan  and  Sri  Lanka  from  the  publication  'THE  STATE  OF  THE  WORLD'S CHILDREN 2016' brought out by UNICEF,   are annexed. The reasons for low performance include issues per taining to adequacy of access and quality of healthcare, affordability, re disparities, other socio cultural determinants of health etc.

(e): Health is a State Subject.  However, under National Health Mission support is prov to the States/UTs  t o strengthen their health care system based on the requirements posed them under Programme Implementation Plans. National Health Mission (NHM), has two Sub -Missions,  viz.  the  National  Rural  Health  Mission  (NRHM)  and  the  National  Urban  Healt Mission (NU HM). NHM envisages achievement of universal access to equitable, affordable & quality  healthcare  services  that  are  accountable  and  responsive  to  people's  needs.  The  main programmatic  components  include  Health  System  Strengthening  in  rural  and  urban  area Reproductive - Maternal - Neonatal - Child  and  Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) interventions and control of Communicable and Non - Communicable Diseases.

## Certain k ey health indicators of India and some developing countries

| Country    |   Lifeexpectancy at b irth ( in years) 2015 |   I nfant mortality rate 2015 |   M aternal mortality ratio 2015 ( Adjusted) |   Underweight(%) under agefive years ( 2010- 2015) |
|------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| India      |                                          68 |                            38 |                                          174 |                                                 29 |
| Bangladesh |                                          72 |                            31 |                                          176 |                                                 33 |
| Bhutan     |                                          70 |                            27 |                                          148 |                                                 13 |
| Myanmar    |                                          66 |                            40 |                                          178 |                                                 23 |
| Nepal      |                                          70 |                            29 |                                          258 |                                                 30 |
| Pakistan   |                                          66 |                            66 |                                          178 |                                                 32 |
| Sri Lanka  |                                          75 |                             8 |                                           30 |                                                 26 |

Source:  THE STATE OF THE WORLD'S CHILDREN 201 6, UNICEF.