Brief Note

The National Urban Health Mission would aim to improve the health status of the urban population in general, but particularly of the poor and other disadvantaged sections, by facilitating equitable access to quality health care through a revamped public health system, partnerships, community based mechanism with the active involvement of the urban local bodies. NUHM Offers Significant Strengthening and Improvement to the overall Health Delivery System.

NUHM adheres to principles of comprehensive primary health care, and aims to provide a defined package of services as close to home as possible for vulnerable population. There are multiple service platforms of NUHM –UPHC, UCHC and community (outreach). Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC) aims to effectively gate keep and reduce the burden at secondary and tertiary health services. ASHAs and Mahila Aarogya Samitis (MAS) are important components to enhance community participation. Special focus on people living in listed, unlisted slums and other low income neighborhoods and all other vulnerable population such as homeless, rag-pickers, street children, rickshaw pullers, and other temporary migrants. NUHM is an additional resource over and above to existing health budget.

Guidelines

National URBAN Health Mission FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Key Beneficiaries

All the urban population with special focus on people living in listed, unlisted slums and other low income neighborhoods and all other vulnerable population such as homeless, rag-pickers, street children, rickshaw pullers, and other temporary migrants.