National Population Policy
Question 1: What are the significant features of the National Population Policy?
Answer:
- To reduce Infant Mortality rate to below 30 per 1000 live births.
- To reduce maternal mortality ratio to below 100 per 100,000 live births.
- Achieve universal immunization of children.
Question 2: When did the national population policy come into effect?
Answer:
April 1967 it came into effect.
Question 3: What is National Population Policy 2000?
Answer:
The National Population Policy 2000 provided a framework for a holistic effort to address the unmet needs for contraception, healthcare and health personnel and basic reproductive and child healthcare.
National Population Policy
National Population Policy, also known as NPP,2000 is the central government’s second policy on population. The main and foremost objective of NPP is to address the unmet needs related to contraception, healthcare, and health personnel and also provide integrated service delivery like reproduction and childcare.