Question

what is npp 2000 ? what is it's importance

Answer 1

NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY 2000
The immediate objective of the NPP 2000 is to address the unmet needs for contraception, health care infrastructure, and health personnel, and to provide integrated service delivery for basic reproductive and child health care.

Answer 2

NPP or the National Population Policy, 2000 identified adolescents as the age group that requires greater attention. This includes fulfilment of nutritional requirements and protection from unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. It emphasises on programmes to encourage delaying marriage and child-bearing and imparting education about safe sexual behaviour. It also stresses on legal measures to prevent child marriage and providing food supplements to meet nutritional requirements of adolescents.