Achieving SDG 3 (Good Health and Wellbeing) target: Insights into key health indicators with special reference to Uttar Pradesh

Name of the Presenting Author: 
Manoj Narayan
Abstract Content (not more than 300 word, should include: Introduction, Objective, Methodology, critical findings & Conclusion): 
Introduction: Sustainable development Goal 3 (good health and wellbeing) established by UN in 2015 aims to achieve universal health coverage and equitable access of healthcare services to all men and women and to end preventable newborn, infant and children under five deaths and end epidemic. Healthy population contributes to a nation’s socio-economic growth so, India has a huge responsibility of taking care of the health needs of its people. Objective: The paper attempts to know the present status of health and wellbeing indicators set according to SDG3 of the people of India with special focus on a large populous state Uttar Pradesh and to find out whether we are on track to achieve the sustainable development goal (SDG 3) by 2030. Data and Methods: Data were collected from the SDG India Index Reports, National MPI Progress Review 2023 of NITI Aayog and SRS Reports. Comparative analysis was carried out for the key health indicators within SDG 3 (2018-2021) and Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for Uttar Pradesh. Findings: SDG3 index for India registered the improvement of 22 points and Uttar Pradesh 35 points during 2018 and 2021. On percentile scale India reached the score of 74 and Uttar Pradesh of 60 in 2020-21. As per MPI report the deprivation in maternal health has reduced by 5 percent point for India and more than 9 percent point for Uttar Pradesh during 2015-16 and 2019-20. Conclusion: Results reveal that the present status of SDG3 key health indicators for Uttar Pradesh in comparison to India shows that the Health and wellbeing indicators are in increasing direction and their possibility of reaching the SDG target by 2030. But, there are some challenges as well because anaemia in children has increased over the years both in Uttar Pradesh and India.

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