Congress achievements in health care

Five decades in power and monumental achievements to match those years -- that is what the Congress Party is all about. Achievements in fields ranging from Agriculture and Rural Development to Atomic Energy and Space Science, which have led to the nation's primary objective of attaining self-sufficiency. In particular efforts of the Indian Council of Medical Research have led to certain commendable achievements: eradication of small pox, domiciliary treatment of TB and advances in leprosy and malaria control. Under the leadership of Sonia family planning and child welfare have received special attention. One major input in the area has been the development of a simple diagnostic kit for medical termination of pregnancy. The National Health Policy, formulated in 1983, gave definite shape to the country’s health care programmes and emphasised on the thrust areas. Attention is also being paid to the development of Indian and traditional medical systems. National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and Janani Sauraksha Yojana are the result of initiative taken by Congress President Sonia Gandhi to provide better health services in remote and rural areas.

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