Progress Made by the Northeastern States of India Towards the 2030 Health-Related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Performance of the Health and Well-Being Indicators

Abstract

The Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable development GoalsWell-being (SDGs) are a universalHealth call to action to end povertyPoverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030, which were adopted by 193 United NationsUnited Nations Member States at the UN General Assembly Summit in 2015. The third goal of the 17 SDGs is ‘good healthHealth and well-beingWell-being: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages’, accomplishing which is crucial for the very existence of humankind. Although many studies in the Indian context on SDGs have been conducted, none has particularly focused on how far or how close Northeast Indian states have been able to achieve the targets of the Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable development Goals Agenda, especially in the context of SDG 3SDG Goal 3. This study is an attempt to carry out a data-based assessment of how far India and its northeastern statesNorth Eastern states in particular have been able to achieve the targets set under Goal 3 of the SDGs to be achieved by 2030 with respect to some of the health and well-being indicators such as family planningFamily planning services, child immunizationChild Immunization and nutritional statusNutritional status of children and adults, maternity care and delivery care services available, tobaccoTobacco use and consumption among adults, Under-five Mortality RateUnder-five Mortality Rate (U5MR), Infant Mortality RateInfant Mortality Rate (IMR), Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), Neo-natal Mortality Rate (NNMR). It is expected that this study will bring forth the gaps in the healthHealth sector which needs to be addressed for realizing SDG 3SDG Goal 3 for India and its northeastern region in particular.