Revival and expansion of community and civil society participation in health.
The engagement with communities, elected representatives, civil society organizations and interest groups in designing the system which people need, demanding for better health services and working together for common cause is increasingly being recognized. This is resulting in opening and supporting many new avenues which directly or indirectly may contribute to better health outcomes and systems in India. These include national knowledge platform; Innovation and learning centres; Ayushman Bharat Ambassadors & messengers in school; renewed focus on community clinics or frontline health service; health getting far more attention in media as well as Political agenda in general election. There are Sustained expert engagement, research and evidence and Strengthened CSO/CBO engagement for health; Development/revision of many operational guidelines, broadly supplemented by global dialogues and commitments for PHC strengthening.