S U S TA I N A B L E D E V E L O P M E N T G O A L 3

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

TARGET: 3.D.
INDICATOR: 3.D.1.
Submitted by:
RUCHITA DASGUPTA
SPA/NS/BEM/781
Department of Building Engineering and Management
 Brief Description
TARGET INDICATOR
3.D. Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in 3.D.1. International Health Regulations (IHR)
particular developing countries, for early capacity and health emergency
warning, risk reduction and management of preparedness
national and global health risks

• CUSTODIAN AGENCY WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

• DEFINITION Percentage of attributes of 13 core capacities that have been
attained at a specific point in time
• CORE CAPACITIES (1) Legislation and financing;
(2) IHR Coordination and National Focal Point Functions;
(3) Zoonotic events and the Human-Animal Health Interface;
(4) Food safety;
(5) Laboratory;
(6) Surveillance;
(7) Human resources;
(8) National Health Emergency Framework;
(9) Health Service Provision;
(10) Risk communication;
(11) Points of entry;
(12) Chemical events;
(13) Radiation emergencies.
 Brief Description

SDG 3.D.1 indicator

• International Health reflects the capacities of
Regulations (IHR) State Parties of the IHR
adopted in 2005.
• Entered force in 2007.
had agreed and
• States Parties obliged
committed to develop.
to develop and IHR
maintain minimum Done by scoring the 13
core capacities for
2008 - 2018 core capacities at
surveillance and • country level
response, including • Adopted Resolution • Regional and global level
points of entry, in WHA61(2) in 2008.
order to detect, asses, • Adopted Resolution
METHODOLOGY
notify and respond to WHA71(15) in 2018 INDICATOR LEVEL
any potential public • State Parties shall • Classified as percentage of
MDG Global health events of continue to report performance along ‘1-5’
Framework international concern. annualy to the Health scale
Assembly on the
2000 IHR implementation of the CAPACITY LEVEL
Health Regulations • Average of all indicators
• Health For All 2005 - 2007 (2005)
• 3/10 Goals for • Use of self-assessment
NOTE: These computation
health annual reporting tool. methods are common for all
indicators of SDG.
 Status of India with respect to achieving the target
TARGET STATUS & CONCERNS RECOMMENDATIONS
3.D. 1. India is highly vulnerable to a range of health 1. Adoption of a comprehensive
Strengthen challenges including epidemics and pandemics. public health legislation for
the capacity 2. Mechanisms for managing such global health management of epidemic
of all risks on the lines of (IHR) 2005: and pandemics; a holistic
countries, in • Strengthening of Integrated Disease approach with sectoral inter-
particular Surveillance Programme (IDSP) linkages, involving the private
developing • Collecting data, detecting, and responding to healthcare sector, and
countries, for disease outbreaks integration of national, state
early • Issuing action plans for various global and local-level plans.
warning, risk pandemics by the MoHFW 2. Make district the focal point
reduction • Setting up bodies like the Centre for Disease for improving preparedness,
and Control (NCDC). co-ordination, strengthening
management 3. Legislations for management of pandemics and resources, risk reduction and
of national epidemics, like Epidemics Acts (1897), Aircraft interfacing with the
and global (Public Health) Rules (1954) or Indian Port community.
health risks Health Rules (1955), are outdated, scattered, 3. Greater transparency in
and focus on policing with limited scope for notifying communities about
local level planning, response, and disease threats in order to
management of pandemics. take preventive action.
 Indicators of NitiAayog related to 3.D.1
S.N. INDICATOR DEFINITION INDICATOR association in
TYPE case to indirect
indicator
3.1.3 a. Proportion of specified Proportion of public sector Indirect Control of Epidemic,
type of facilities functioning facilities conducting specified Endemic &
as First Referral Units number of C-sections8 per year Communicable
(FRUs) as against required (FRUs) against the norm of one Disease Programme
norm FRU per 5,00,000 population
during a specific year
b. Proportion of functional Proportion of PHCs providing Indirect Control of Epidemic,
24x7 PHCs as against healthcare services9 as per the Endemic &
required norm stipulated criteria against the Communicable
norm of one 24x7 PHC per Disease Programme
1,00,000 population during a
specific year

3.1.7 Completeness of Integrated Proportion of Reporting Units Direct NIL

Disease Surveillance (RUs) reporting in stipulated time
Programme (IDSP) period against total RUs, for P
reporting of P and L forms and L forms during a specific
year.
 Indicators of NitiAayog related to 3.D.1
S.N. INDICATOR DEFINITION INDICATOR association in
TYPE case to indirect
indicator
3.1.8 Proportion of CHCs with Proportion of CHCs that are Indirect Control of Epidemic,
grading 4 points or above graded 4 points or above against Endemic &
total number of CHCs during a Communicable
specific year Disease Programme
3.1.9 Proportion of public health Proportion of specified type of Indirect Elaborate standards
facilities with accreditation public health facilities with are set to
certificates by a standard accreditation certificates by a 1.handle community
quality assurance program standard quality assurance emergencies,
(NQAS/NABH/ISO/AHPI) program against the total epidemics and
number of following specified other disasters;
type of facilities during a specific 2.control outbreak of
year. infection.
1. District hospital /Sub-district
hospital
2. 2. CHC/Block PHC
 Government Policies / Schemes
CONCERNED MINISTRIES Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of AYUSH
POLICIES / SCHEMES DESCRIPTION
National Health Policy NHP addresses SDG 3.D.1 under ‘Emergency Care and Disaster
(2017) Preparedness’. Guidelines for emergency management:
• Dispersed and effective capacity.
• Capacity building and training of responders for disasters.
• Development of earthquake and cyclone resistant infrastructure in
vulnerable geographies.
• Mass casualty management protocols in CHCs
• Develop public healthcare system for emergencies.
• Creation of a unified emergency response system, linked to a dedicated
universal access number, with network if emergency care that has an
assured provision of life support ambulance, trauma centers –
o 1 per 30lakh population in urban area
o 1 per 10lakh population in rural area
National Health Mission Implementation under 2 sub-missions:
(2013) • National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
• National Urban Health Mission (NUHM)
 Government Policies / Schemes – Direct

National Health Mission

NRHM NUHM

Flexible Pool for Communicable Diseases Decentralized

NATIONAL VECTOR NATIONAL INTEGRATED Health
COMMUNICABLE NATIONAL TB Planning
BORNE DISEASES LEPROSY DISEASES
DISEASE CONTROL CONTROL
CONTROL CONTROL SURVEILLANCE
PROGRAMME PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME PROGRAMME PROGRAMME DISTRICT / CITY
• Prepare state, • Prevention of • Reduce • Diagnosis / • Weekly data HEALTH ACTION
district, city vector borne transmission treatment of epidemic PLAN
specific PIP diseases such a of TB of Leprosy collected at
malaria, all healthcare • Outline facility
dengue, facilities and strengthening
kalaazar, etc analyzed at plan.
National • Provide
Centre for emergency care
Disease services.
Control to • Services for
management communicable
Note: IDSP is the most relevant program suited for 3D1 of epidemic. diseases.
 Government Policies / Schemes – Indirect

Ay u s h m a n B h a r a t Clean India Mission

PRADHAN MANTRI JAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS NATIONAL RURAL DRINKING

SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN
AROGYA YOJNA CENTRES WATER PROGRAMME
• Health insurance • Comprehensive • Solid waste • Accelerated rural water
scheme for poor. primary health care management. supply for drinking,
services including • Liquid waste cooking, etc.
emergency services. management. • Meet minimum water
• Capacity building. quality standard.

For COVID
AROGYA SETU
• Developed by National Informatics Centre.
• Mobile application to connect essential health
services with the citizens of India.
 Case Study – Kerala Model for COVID 19
CONCERNED DEPARTMENT Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Kerala

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