Date: 2026-07-11Category: Press ReleaseState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched Monthly Webinar Series on Best Practices under NHM to promote innovation and strengthen public health systems
**Executive Summary**
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched a year-round Monthly Webinar Series on Best Practices under the National Health Mission on July 11, 2026. The initiative aims to facilitate cross-learning and the nationwide replication of successful healthcare innovations developed by States and Union Territories. The inaugural session, attended by over 500 officials, established a platform for documenting and scaling evidence-based practices to strengthen public health systems.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Initiative Purpose and Schedule**
* The series serves as a sustained institutional mechanism to identify, document, and disseminate innovative healthcare solutions.
* Webinars are scheduled to take place on the second Saturday of every month.
* The platform encourages the exchange of implementation experiences to accelerate the adoption of scalable, evidence-based practices.
* **Technical Support and Documentation**
* The National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC) provides technical support for documenting and showcasing innovations.
* The initiative aims to recognize the work of state and district teams that often remains undocumented due to their focus on program implementation.
* The series broadens the impact of the National Summit on Good and Replicable Innovative Practices.
* **Inaugural Session Highlights**
* **Theme:** The first webinar focused on "Anemia, Child and Adolescent Health."
* **Jharkhand:** Presented the Anemia Mukt Bharat T4 App and the Integrated Home-Based Newborn Care (HBNC)–Home-Based Young Child Care (HBYC) initiative.
* **Chhattisgarh:** Showcased "Chirayu Day" under the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK).
* **Madhya Pradesh:** Shared an innovative initiative addressing Adolescent Obesity.
**Impact Analysis**
**States and Union Territories**
**Impact**
States and UTs gain a national stage to showcase local successes and access a repository of proven interventions that can be adapted to their specific needs.
**Action Required**
Identify locally developed innovations that extend beyond existing frameworks and present them in future webinars.
**National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC)**
**Impact**
The NHSRC is positioned as the primary technical body responsible for bridging the gap between program implementation and the formal documentation of best practices.
**Action Required**
Provide ongoing technical assistance to States and UTs for the documentation and dissemination of their innovative healthcare models.
**National, State, and District Health Officials**
**Impact**
Over 500 officials are now integrated into a collaborative learning network, improving their capacity to implement evidence-based health interventions.
**Action Required**
Actively participate in the monthly series to facilitate cross-learning and align local interventions with national health frameworks.
Key Entities Referenced
National Health Mission (NHM): The overarching public health program framework under which the webinar series is launched to promote innovation and strengthen healthcare systems.
Monthly Webinar Series on Best Practices: A year-round knowledge-sharing initiative designed to facilitate cross-learning, documentation, and replication of successful healthcare innovations across India.
National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC): The technical support body responsible for documenting and showcasing innovations to broaden the impact of the National Summit on Good and Replicable Innovative Practices.
Smt. Aradhana Patnaik: Additional Secretary and Mission Director (NHM) who chaired the inaugural session and leads the institutional mechanism for identifying and disseminating health innovations.
Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh: The primary states highlighted for demonstrating measurable impact through local healthcare interventions in the inaugural session.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
launched Monthly Webinar Series on Best
Practices under NHM to promote innovation and
strengthen public health systems
Innovation is central to building responsive and resilient
public health systems: Smt. Aradhana Patnaik
Initiative launched on World Population Day 2026 to facilitate
cross-learning and replication of successful healthcare
innovations across States and UTs
Over 500 officials participate in inaugural webinar on Anemia,
Child and Adolescent Health
प्रव तथ: 11 JUL 2026 5:52PM by PIB Delhi
Reinforcing its commitment to promoting innovation-driven public healthcare, the Union Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) launched the Monthly Webinar Series on Best Practices under the
National Health Mission (NHM) on the occasion of World Population Day 2026. Envisioned as a year-
round knowledge-sharing platform, the initiative will bring together States and Union Territories to
present successful innovations, exchange implementation experiences, and accelerate the adoption of
scalable, evidence-based practices for strengthening healthcare delivery nationwide.
The inaugural session was chaired by Smt. Aradhana Patnaik, Additional Secretary and Mission Director
(NHM), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, who emphasized that innovation lies at the heart of
responsive and resilient public health systems. She described the webinar series as an important
institutional mechanism to identify, document and disseminate innovative practices emerging from the
States and Union Territories, enabling solutions developed in one region to benefit health systems across
the country.Encouraging States and UTs to actively contribute, Ms. Patnaik urged them to present innovations that
extend beyond existing programme frameworks and address emerging public health challenges through
locally developed solutions. She appreciated the dedication of State and district teams whose innovative
work often remains unrecognized as they remain deeply engaged in programme implementation rather
than documentation and dissemination.
Highlighting the Ministry's commitment to bridging this gap, she stated that the National Health Systems
Resource Centre (NHSRC) would provide technical support for documenting and showcasing such
innovations, thereby broadening the scope and impact of the National Summit on Good and Replicable
Innovative Practices. She called upon all States and Union Territories to actively participate in the webinar
series and contribute towards building a culture of continuous learning, knowledge exchange and
innovation-driven programme implementation.
The inaugural webinar focused on the theme "Anemia, Child and Adolescent Health", showcasing
innovative interventions from three States that have demonstrated measurable impact in addressing local
public health challenges. During the Webinar, Jharkhand presented the Anemia Mukt Bharat T4 App and
its Integrated Home-Based Newborn Care (HBNC)–Home-Based Young Child Care (HBYC) Home Visits
initiative. Chhattisgarh showcased Chirayu Day under the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK),
while Madhya Pradesh presented its innovative initiative on Addressing Adolescent Obesity.These interventions, developed in response to local public health challenges and supported by context-
specific solutions, emerged as promising and replicable models of good practice. With active participation
of programme divisions under the Ministry, the presentations also demonstrated strong alignment with
national health programmes, reinforcing their relevance and scalability within the existing public health
framework.
More than 500 officials from the national, State, and district levels, attended the webinar reflecting a
strong commitment towards collaborative learning and innovation-driven health system strengthening.
As the first in the Monthly Webinar Series, the session marked the beginning of a sustained national
knowledge-sharing platform that will facilitate the identification, documentation, dissemination and scale-
up of successful healthcare innovations. By promoting cross-learning and the adoption of evidence-based
best practices, the initiative is expected to further strengthen health systems and improve the quality and
effectiveness of healthcare services across the country.
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