Ziqitza Limited - What is the National Health Mission
                     Ziqitza Limited - What is the National 
Health Mission?
National Health Mission or the NHM is a 
government initiative started in 2013 which 
merged the National Rural Health Mission and 
the National Urban Health Mission to get a more 
general scheme into play. It has performed many 
wonders across the country and Ziqitza 
Healthcare ltd is a proud partner of the NHM.
That’s why in this Ziqitza Presentation, we are 
going to look into some basic aspects of what 
the National Health Mission is, How it came into 
being, What have been its effects across the 
country, and How Ziqitza has played an 
anchoring role in the largest Public-Private 
partnership of India.
National Health Mission’s Brief 
Introduction
The National Health Mission or the NHM was formed 
in 2013 to tackle the growing medical problems of 
the people of India in both rural and urban areas. 
It was a result of a merger of the NRHM 
(National Rural Health Mission) and the 
NUHM (National Urban Health Mission) to 
give out grants to and other services either 
directly or through previously formed 
institutions (public or private) to citizens of 
India.
The NHM was initially launched till March 
2018 and was then extended till March 2020. 
Though there has been no news yet on 
further extension, the NHM is still active and 
continues to play a major role in the 
healthcare of general Indian citizens.
Achievements of the NHM Since its Launch
There are many initiatives by the National 
Health Mission of India that have yielded 
huge results. Some of them include Rogi 
Kalyan Samiti, Janani Suraksha Yojana, Janani 
Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK), and many 
more.
Ziqitza Healthcare under the Janani Shishu 
Suraksha Karyakram or the JSSK has 
operated 102 helplines in states like Madhya 
Pradesh and Orissa. These helplines are 
operated by Ziqitza and ambulances are 
dispatched to the suggested location. The 
entire service is free of cost and can be 
availed of by any citizen. 
The National Health Mission has seen the launch of 
many grants to nurses and village sanitation like 
the VHNSC which provides funds for better 
sanitation in rural households and communities. 
The National Tobacco Control Programme was 
implemented under the National Health Mission 
since its perception has reduced the number of 
tobacco users by 8.1 million from 34.6% to 28.6% 
in India. This program has also covered the ban on 
other forms of tobacco consumption like vapes, e-
cigarettes, and pen hookah to curb the usage of 
tobacco across the country.
These grants and along with them the many 
helplines launched across a bundle of states have 
had a major positive impact on the healthcare of 
India. All of it has been a direct result of the 
launching and working of the National Health 
Mission.
The Crucial Role of Ziqitza in the 
National Health Mission
The National Health Mission is responsible for 
launching a majority of the new free healthcare 
services across India and Ziqitza Healthcare has 
played its part in them proudly.
As mentioned above, Ziqitza has operated 
emergency helplines under the National Health 
Mission in many states including Madhya Pradesh, 
Odisha, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Sikkim, Punjab, Bihar 
& Kerala .
Ziqitza Limited operates the 102 helplines under 
the JSSK (Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram) for 
providing free ambulance services to pregnant 
women. These services could be called upon by 
anyone and ambulances would be dispatched after 
taking basic details about the caller and the 
location. This scheme has worked wonders for the 
states it was implemented as the IMR (Infant 
Mortality Rate ) and MMR (Maternal Mortality Rate) 
have declined like a steep ski slope! The MMR of 
Odisha alone has been reduced by 42 percent and 
Madhya Pradesh, the state that had scored the 
lowest IMR and MMR is also improving significantly. 
Not only has Ziqitza Healthcare helped out in 
improving the infant mortality rate of Odisha 
by a steep slope, but it has also pioneered 
boat ambulances for the coastal state. Ziqitza 
has implemented the use of amphibious boat 
ambulances that can access parts of Odisha 
that have no proper road structure and can 
only be reached through water vehicles. These 
ambulances have helped out the people of 
Odisha in a way that was deemed impossible 
before as, without traversable roads, 
ambulances couldn’t adhere to the 
emergencies in remote areas of the state.
In addition to the 102 helplines of JSSK, Ziqitza 
Limited has operated the 104 telehealth helpline as 
well. The calls made to 104 are routed to Ziqitza 
call centers with trained professionals and help out 
people with precautionary measures for any health 
issues they might have. The 102 has now been 
merged with the 108 helplines to have a broader 
helpline for people to remember and use.
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