Question

Q26) India signed a loan agreement of 300 million US dollars with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for its flagship programme National Urban Health Mission (NUHM). Which of the following statement is wrong?

• A. It will focus on strengthening primary health care and also promote better coordination between health, urban sectors and opportunities for public-private partnerships
• B. The National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) is a sub-mission of Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan.
• C. NUHM is implemented by the Union Ministries of Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Human Resource Development and Women & Child Development
• D. NUHM also aims to reduce Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) by 50 percent by 2017

Answer 1

The correct option is B

The National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) is a sub-mission of Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan.

Ans:26)(b)The National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) is a sub-mission of National Health Mission (NHM) .

Key points of NUHM

• It seeks to cover all 779 cities with a population of above 50000 and all the district and state headquarters (irrespective of the population size)
• It provides for Mahila Arogya Samitis for promotion of access to improved health care at household level on the lines of Mahila Bachat Gat scheme in Maharashtra
• It seeks to reduce Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) by 40 percent (in urban areas) and National Urban IMR down to 20 per 1000 live births by 2017
• It also aims to reduce Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) by 50 percent by 2017
• Achieve universal access to reproductive health including 100 percent institutional delivery
• Achieve replacement level fertility of 2.1 by 2017