Table 1 Structural and human resource propositions of the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM)

From: Newborn healthcare in urban India

Proposition

Serving

Urban Primary Health Centre (U-PHC)

50 000–60 000 population

Urban Community Health Centre ( U-CHC)

250 000–360 000 population 5–6 U-PHCs in larger cities

Auxiliary Nurse Midwife ( ANM)

10 000 population

Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) (Urban Social Health Activist) (USHA)

200–500 households 1000–3000 population

  1. Source: Adapted with permission from National Health Mission, National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) Framework, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Copyright 2013: Child Health Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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