Year |
Initiative |
Details |
1760 |
Indian Medical service |
The East India Company established an
Indian medical service that provided medical treatment to British troops
and local people. |
1835 |
Calcutta Medical College |
First medical college in
India |
1904 |
Malaria Institute & Plague Committee |
At the time, infectious
diseases were on the rise, hindering the indigenous medical
system. |
1946 |
Bhore Committee report |
Sir Joseph Bhore presented the committee
report, which intended to integrate preventive and curative treatment.
They also called for establishing medical facilities and central
institutions in colonial India. |
1948 |
Signatory to World Health Organization (WHO) |
Membership in the
WHO has played a role in improving health by giving access to critical
health services such as ’immunization, clean water, and sanitation.’ It
also assists India in addressing health issues such as HIV/AIDS,
malaria, and TB. |
1951 |
BCG Vaccines |
It became mandatory in India |
1953 |
National Malarial Control Program |
Helped significantly lower
malaria incidence in India from an estimated 75 million cases and 0.8
million fatalities per year. |
1954 |
National Leprosy Control Program |
In reaction to the increasing
incidence of leprosy in India, projected to be 1.2 million
cases. |
1955 |
National Filaria Control program |
Due to the high prevalence of
lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis in
India, |
1963 |
Chadda Committee |
Advocated for the type of
multipurpose healthcare worker. |
1973 |
Kartar Singh committee |
The committee recommended that ANMs
should be replaced by female healthcare personnel. |
1978 |
World Health Assembly & ALMA-ATA declaration |
The Alma-Ata
Declaration was signed by India, emphasizing the significance of primary
health care and environmental sustainability. |
1990 |
The Reproductive and Child Health program |
The initiative was
launched, and the DOTS pilot project followed it. |
2000 |
Millenium Development Goals |
India became a signatory to the
Millennium Development Goals. |
2002 |
National Health Policy |
To make healthcare more
affordable, enhancing primary healthcare and boosting public
health. |
2003 |
COTPA Act (Cigarettes and other Tobacco products act) |
It was a
significant step towards control of tobacco. |
2005 |
Reproductive and Child Health Care Program (Part-2) & National
Rural Health Mission |
In response to India’s high maternal and child
death rates. |
2006 |
Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) |
The government of
India formed a public-private partnership institution to increase public
health capacity in India via education, training, research, and policy
formulation. |
2007 |
Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) |
Primary healthcare
centers and sub-facilities were assigned a set of
standards. |
2008 |
National Program for Prevention and Control of Non-communicable
Disease (NPCDCS) |
Initially released in 2005. Assisted in the early
identification and diagnosis of NCDs, with the goal of promoting a
healthy lifestyle and improving disease management. |
2011 |
National Program for Health Care Elderly (NPHCE) |
The mission of
this program is to give complete healthcare services to elderly people
in India. |
2014 |
Swachh Bharat Mission |
Basically, aimed at
sanitation |
2014 |
Mission Indra-Dhanush |
By the year 2020, 89 lakh children have
taken the vaccine. |
2014 |
Mission Tuberculosis (Revised National TB Control Program-
(RNTCP) |
The goal is to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) in India by
2025. |
2017 |
Revised National Health Policy |
Comprehensive primary healthcare
package that covers treatment for main NCDs (non-communicable diseases).
Raise public health spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2025. |
2018 |
Ayushman Bharat Program |
Addressing health concerns at all
levels (primary, secondary, and tertiary) benefits 50
crores people. |
2020 |
National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) |
The goal is to develop
an integrated healthcare system that connects practitioners and patients
via digital media and provides real-time health
information. |
2021 |
Covid-19 Vaccine Drive |
Massive immunization campaign to protect
the entire population against COVID-19 |
Source: Authors compilation |
Source: Authors compilation |
Source: Authors compilation |