Indicators ‘missing’ in NFHS being monitored through national databases, say sources
Indian health officials have clarified that certain health indicators omitted from the preliminary NFHS-6 factsheets are being tracked through other dedicated national databases. They emphasized that the current release is a concise snapshot of 101 major indicators.
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Transparency in public health data is crucial for policy-making and public trust in government health reporting.
Union Health Ministry sources addressed criticism directed at “missing” indicators, such as anaemia, sanitation and coverage of clean cooking fuel, in the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-6 factsheets saying those are being monitored through dedicated national surveys and administrative databases, and were not ‘duplicated’ in the preliminary release.
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