India's National Health Policy 2017 sets the target for health expenditure as a proportion of GDP at:
- A 2.5% of GDP by 2025 ✓
- B 5% of GDP by 2025
- C 1.5% of GDP by 2022
- D 3% of GDP by 2030
Correct answer: A. 2.5% of GDP by 2025
Explanation
National Health Policy 2017 targets progressive increase of government health expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2025, up from approximately 1.4% at the time of the policy. It also aimed for increasing state government health expenditure to >8% of state budgets and reducing out-of-pocket expenditure from 65% to 25% of total health expenditure.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.
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