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About the Theme
WHO defines health as a combination of physical, mental, and Theme and SDGs
social well-being.
SDG 3 (Good Health & Well Being) aims to ensure healthy
Why do we need to focus on “Healthy villages”? The "healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages by 2030. Universal
villages" concept was created to promote healthy communities health coverage and sustainable financing, along with improved
through local action & resource mobilization, with a focus on sanitation, hygiene, and access to physicians, are crucial for
the poor & vulnerable. Expectant mothers, children, and saving lives & healthy economies. Localization is the process of
adolescent girls require special attention to ensure their health. adapting the 2030 Agenda to fit local contexts and ensuring the
Preventable communicable diseases and non-communicable involvement of local and regional governments in implementing
diseases such as diabetes and hypertension are increasing, along & monitoring progress.
with substance abuse and accidents. Geriatric and palliative
care, early intervention for the differently abled, and education Theme and connected Themes
for disease control are areas of concern. THEMES interlinked to concept of “Healthy Village”, are those
that impact health, such as water, sanitation, nutrition,
Universal Health Coverage: The National Health Policy, 2017
availability and access to quality health services or those whose
envisages Universal Health coverage to all. The Indian
health is affected, who needs special attention for access to, and
constitution assigns health and family welfare responsibilities,
availing of the benefits that are being provided for improving
such as primary health centres and dispensaries, to Panchayats.
the health of the individual, such as children, vulnerable, aged,
The GPs are best placed to facilitate convergent inter-sectoral
women. The GP as the local self-government has an important
and inter-departmental planning, provide community level
role to play and that is part of good governance.
support to health care providers, take active support from
Village Health Sanitation & Nutrition Committee, and ensure TARGETS under the theme: Healthy Village, are broken down
no-one is left behind in coverage and health services for all. to 10 local targets, which are further broken down into 23
indicators as shown below.

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Theme 2: Healthy Village