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SUMAN Roadmap 2030

Kumari Sonali

SUMAN Roadmap 2030:

The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare launched the SUMAN Roadmap 2030 during the 16th Conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW).

  • During the event, other health initiatives like Aarogya Setu 2.0, eSushrut@clinic, Ayushman Sarathi PM-JAY WhatsApp Chatbot, Drug Registry and Unified Health Interface were also launched.
  • SUMAN Roadmap 2030 is a comprehensive strategic framework developed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to strengthen maternal and newborn healthcare across India.
  • It is an evidence-driven strategy that combines national priorities with local realities to deliver equitable, high-quality care and accelerate India’s progress towards SDG targets on maternal and newborn health by 2030.
  • RMNCHA+N Framework is anchored in the RMNCHA+N framework, which stands for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition, and adopts a life-cycle approach covering pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period.
  • It focuses on identification, tracking and management of high-risk pregnancies across antenatal care, third-trimester care, intrapartum care and the postnatal period.
  • The Roadmap addresses transport, tribal and hard-to-reach areas, emergency obstetric care, community participation through SUMAN Panchayats, and climate-related risks to mothers and newborns.
  • It introduces time-bound interventions in 130 districts across 13 high-focus States, including Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
  • The Roadmap aims to reduce Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) below 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030, lower Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), ensure universal coverage of quality maternal and newborn care, and achieve zero preventable maternal and newborn deaths.
  • It includes pre-pregnancy folic acid supplementation, nutrition support for maternal anaemia and undernutrition, high-risk pregnancy surveillance, Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR), Maternal Near Miss (MNM) reviews, Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garments (NASG) for obstetric haemorrhage, AI-enabled labour rooms, climate-responsive planning, Caesarean section optimisation and Samagra Shishu Bal Swasthya Karyakram (SSBSK) integration.
  • It envisages Centres of Excellence, a centralised SUMAN Call Centre for grievance redressal, stronger referral linkages and JANANI Portal-based digital monitoring.