NEW DELHI : Federal policy think tank NITI Aayog will on Monday release a ranking of states on the basis of overall performance and annual improvement in the health sector for the year 2019-20.

The health index, which aims to nudge states and union territories towards building strong health systems and improving service delivery, is also linked to the central government’s incentives to states under the national health mission.

This health index report has tried to shift the focus from budget spending, inputs, and outputs to outcomes, said an official statement.

NITI Aayog believes ‘what gets measured gets done,’ said the statement. The health index reports are brought out by the policy think tank, union health ministry and the World

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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