Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India

NITI Aayog on December 14, 2020 released a white paper Vision 2035 – Public Health Surveillance in India.

• The white paper lays out India’s vision for public health surveillance through the integration of the three-tiered public health system into Ayushman Bharat.

• It also spells out the need for expanded referral networks and enhanced laboratory capacity.

• The building blocks for this vision are an interdependent federated system of governance between the Centre and states.

• The vision of this white paper is to make India’s public health surveillance system more responsive and predictive to enhance preparedness for action at all levels.

• The visions are:

1. To make India’s public health surveillance system more responsive and predictive to enhance preparedness for action at all levels.
2. Citizen-friendly public health surveillance system will ensure individual privacy and confidentiality, enabled with a client feedback mechanism.
3. Improved data-sharing mechanism between Centre and states for better disease detection, prevention, and control.
4. India aims to provide regional and global leadership in managing events that constitute a public health emergency of international concern.