Primary healthcare

WHO’s joint report with UNICEF on global immunization revealed that although vaccine coverage has modestly improved.

NACO has strengthened its nationwide awareness campaigns on HIV/AIDS through multimedia and targeted outreach.

While some countries are expected to end malaria by 2030, major challenges remain to eliminate HIV/AIDs, tuberculosis, hepatitis B and neglected tropical diseases, the study found, with new HIV/AIDS cases increasing steadily in the past decade.

Beyond trade, both nations expressed keen interest in enhancing vocational training collaboration, with a specific focus on developing industry-aligned skills for Sri Lankan youth.

The decline in support follows the suspension of US assistance, which previously accounted for nearly half of the international funding directed toward Afghanistan’s healthcare.

With reduced aid, already fragile services are deteriorating, and local efforts to compensate remain insufficient.

The aim of NHM is to ensure progress towards the goals and targets set out in the National Health Policy, 2017 for ensuring "universal access to equitable, affordable and quality health care services, accountable and responsive to people's needs".

India must urgently integrate population planning into climate change initiatives and sustainable development goals to forge long-term policies that protect our planet.