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Health Ministry Launched National Health Resource Repository Project
Health Ministry Launched National Health Resource Repository Project- Details, Aim, Purpose, Benefits
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the National Health Resource Repository (NHRR) project on 19th June 2018 in New Delhi.
Health Minister, JP Nadda launched the NHRR project that aims to strengthen of evidence-based decision making and developing a platform for citizen and provider-centric services by creating a robust, standardised and secured IT-enabled repository of India’s healthcare resources.
This resource repository shall enable advanced research towards ongoing & forthcoming healthcare challenges arising from other determinants of health such as disease and environment.
The repository is India’s first ever national healthcare facility registry of authentic, standardised and updated geo-spatial data of all public and private healthcare establishments.
On the occasion, JP Nadda also released the National Health Profile (NHP)-2018 prepared by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI). The E-book of the annual document was also released.
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.
