NITI Aayog releases 'Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India'

NITI Aayog has released a white paper titled ‘Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India’ on 14 December 2020. The ‘Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India’ is a continuation of the work on Health Systems Strengthening. The building blocks for this vision are an interdependent federated system of governance between the Centre and states.

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About the “Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India”:

The vision of this white paper is to make India’s public health surveillance system more responsive and predictive to enhance preparedness for action at all levels.
The citizen-friendly public health surveillance system will ensure individual privacy and confidentiality, enabled with a client feedback mechanism.
India aims to provide regional and global leadership in managing events that constitute a public health emergency of international concern.
Public health surveillance (PHS) is an important function, requiring primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of care.
The white paper lays out India’s vision of 2035 for public health surveillance through the integration of the three-tiered public health system into Ayushman Bharat.

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