Why in the News?
The Union Health Ministry has launched the State Health Regulatory Excellence Index (SHRESTH), a first-of-its-kind national framework to benchmark and strengthen state drug regulatory systems.
About State Health Regulatory Excellence Index (SHRESTH):
- Purpose: National initiative by Union Health Ministry to benchmark and strengthen state drug regulatory systems.
- Developer: Designed by Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO).
- Objective:Â To benchmark and improve the performance of state-level drug regulatory authorities across India through a transparent, data-driven framework.
- Method: Uses a transparent, data-driven framework and acts as a virtual gap assessment tool for maturity certification.
Key Features:
- State Categories: Manufacturing states assessed on 27 indices; distribution-focused states/UTs assessed on 23 indices.
- Evaluation Themes: Human resources, infrastructure, licensing, surveillance, and responsiveness.
- Data Submission: Monthly metric data submitted by the 25th; scores shared on the 1st of the next month.
- Performance Benchmarking: Rankings encourage cross-learning and adoption of best practices.
- Capacity Building: Workshops, joint trainings, and regulatory audits to strengthen state systems.
- Digital Integration: Dashboards like Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) for real-time monitoring.
- Global Standards: Supports India’s goal to meet WHO-equivalent medicine quality norms, building on WHO Maturity Level-3 vaccine status.
| [UPSC 2023] Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: India’s public sector health care system largely focuses on curative care with limited preventive, promotive and rehabiliative care. Statement-II: Under India’s decentralized approach to health care delivery, the States are primarily responsible for organizing health services. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements? Options: (a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I (b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I * (c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect (d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct |
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