National Health Systems Resource Centre

What National Health Systems Resource Centre does

National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), established in 2007, is the premier government Think Tank mandated by India's Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) to assist in policy and strategy development and to mobilize technical assistance to states under the National Health Mission (NHM). Headquartered in New Delhi with 51-100 employees, NHSRC operates across eight practice areas: Administration, Human Resources for Health & Health Policy, Community Processes-Comprehensive Primary Health Care, Knowledge Management, Healthcare Technology, Public Health Administration, Healthcare Financing, Quality and Patient Safety, and Information Technology. Its Healthcare Technology division is recognized by the World Health Organization as a Collaborating Centre for Priority Medical Devices and Health Technology Policy.

NHSRC's core products span a comprehensive technical portfolio organized by division. The Healthcare Technology division operates the state-wise Database of Medical Equipment (covering 13+ states with district-level inventory), the Technical Specifications Resource library (spanning MLCU, LDR beds, ICU, MRI, CT, radiology, radiotherapy, and other categories), the Materiovigilance Programme of India (MvPI) for medical device adverse event reporting, the Biomedical Equipment Management and Maintenance Program (BEMMP), AERB compliance support, and Health Technical Assessment via the National Health Innovation Portal. The Quality and Patient Safety division delivers the National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS), LaQshya certification, Kayakalp awards, and Standard Treatment Guidelines. Other divisions manage National Health Accounts, knowledge management/publications (including Frontiers in Public Health), health financing indicators, and IT-enabled health data analytics tied to Ayushman Bharat digital infrastructure.

NHSRC's business model is non-commercial: the entity is a government technical institute funded through MoHFW budgetary allocations under the NHM rather than customer payments or commercial pricing. Services are delivered at no direct cost to government counterparts (MoHFW, state governments, union territories, and public healthcare facilities such as PHCs, CHCs, and District Hospitals). Go-to-market relies on government-to-government channels via NHM program frameworks, MoHFW directives, and the Regional Resource Centre for North-Eastern states, with no marketing or sales infrastructure and no disclosed funding rounds or revenue figures.

Name

National Health Systems Resource Centre

Legal name

National Health Systems Resource Centre

Website

https://nhsrcindia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

National Health Systems Resource Centre is a 2007-founded government technical institute under India's Ministry of Health & Family Welfare that serves as the premier Think Tank for health policy, providing technical assistance to states and capacity building under the National Health Mission.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Technical Support Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Primary Care Development (HLAJAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance (BPADAEAH), Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN), State/Provincial Health Department & Public Health Administration (BPAIABAH), Healthcare Utilization, Claims & Administrative Data Analytics (HLAJAJAK)

Keywords

• Health systems strengthening
• Healthcare technology assessment
• Public health policy
• Health quality assurance
• Medical device regulation

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

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Core offering

National Health Systems Resource Centre is a government think tank and technical support institute that provides policy and strategy development assistance, technical assistance to states, and capacity building for India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under the National Health Mission. Its core offerings include healthcare technology assessment and medical device policy support (as a WHO Collaborating Centre), national quality assurance programs, healthcare financing analysis through National Health Accounts, health data analytics and digital infrastructure support, and knowledge management for public health interventions.

Product overview

National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC) is a premier government Think Tank for India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, established in 2007. It operates as a Technical Support Institute under the National Health Mission, providing policy assistance, technical assistance to states, and capacity building. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and programs organized into practice areas including Healthcare Technology (covering medical device specifications, equipment databases, and WHO Collaborating Centre resources), Quality and Patient Safety (including NQAS, LaQshya, Kayakalp), Healthcare Financing (National Health Accounts), Knowledge Management, IT Division, and various health programs like Ayushman Bharat. These interconnected divisions provide technical guidance, standards, training, and resources for India's public health infrastructure.

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Products and services

• Healthcare Technology Division Division that supports MoHFW on policies, strategies and action plans for healthcare technology, specifically for medical devices under the National Health Mission. Recognized as WHO's Collaborating Centre for Priority Medical Devices and Health Technology Policy.
• Database of Medical Equipment State-wise inventory of medical equipment across Indian states including Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh. Contains district-level equipment data, costing sheets, and comprehensive reports.
• Free Diagnostics Service Initiative Program providing free diagnostic services to improve accessibility of laboratory and radiology services at public health facilities.
• Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Program National program for providing free dialysis services to patients suffering from kidney failure.
• Biomedical Equipment Management and Maintenance Program (BEMMP) Comprehensive program for management and maintenance of biomedical equipment across health facilities.
• AERB Program Program related to Atomic Energy Regulatory Board compliance for radiation safety in healthcare facilities.
• Health Technical Assessment Systematic evaluation of properties, effects, and impacts of health technology. Includes National Health Innovation Portal for identifying and propagating innovative practices, and rapid assessment of health product innovations.
• Materiovigilance Programme of India (MvPI) National pharmacovigilance program for monitoring and reporting adverse events related to medical devices.
• Technical Specifications Resource Repository of technical specifications for medical devices including MLCU, LDR beds, mobile medical units, emergency response systems, dental, ophthalmology, postmortem, laboratory, radiology, neonatal/pediatric ICUs, MRI, CT scan, operational theatres, skill laboratories, anesthesia, cardiopulmonary, ENT, rehabilitation, radio imaging, and radiotherapy departments.
• WHO Collaborating Centre Resource Technical resources developed under WHO collaboration including specifications for oxygen therapy devices, cervical cancer screening devices, and blood pressure measuring devices.
• Quality Assurance Framework Comprehensive quality standards including National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS), LaQshya certification, Kayakalp awards, QA Certification, Standard Treatment Guidelines, and quality scores/KPIs.
• IT Division - Health Data Analytics Division focused on health data analytics, Ayushman Bharat digital infrastructure, disease prevention and control systems, and health quality assurance systems.
• National Health Accounts Systematic tracking and reporting of health expenditure data across India including healthcare financing indicators and evaluation studies.
• Knowledge Management Division (KMD) Division managing research studies, SHSRC support, tribal health initiatives, Common Review Mission reports, innovations, urban health programs, publications, and partnerships.

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Broad incumbents

• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): ICMR is the apex body in India for biomedical research and health technology assessment oversight. While more research-focused than NHSRC, both sit under MoHFW and have overlapping mandates in health technology evaluation, biomedical standards, and national health policy inputs.
• National Health Mission (NHM): NHM is the umbrella government program that NHSRC exists to technically support. While NHM is a program rather than an entity, it functions as NHSRC's principal customer and operating context, making it the most directly comparable institutional counterpart for mission alignment and scale.
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), UK: NICE is the global benchmark for national-level health technology assessment and clinical guideline development. NHSRC's HTA Division mirrors NICE's mandate in evaluating medical technologies and innovations, making it a structural international peer despite geographic distance.
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Country Office India: WHO India collaborates closely with NHSRC, particularly through the WHO Collaborating Centre designation. Both provide technical assistance, policy guidance, and health systems strengthening support to Indian state and central health authorities, with substantial overlap in mandate.

Others

• National Health Systems Cost Database (NHSRC NHA): Listed here to note that NHSRC itself operates the National Health Accounts function, which is structurally comparable to health financing analytics units in ministries of health globally (e.g., U.S. CMS, NHS England Finance), making these units its thematic peers in the healthcare cost analytics domain.

Direct peers

• National Health Authority (NHA), India: NHA is the apex government body implementing Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, the same national program NHSRC supports technically. Both operate as government entities under MoHFW providing infrastructure for India's public health insurance and provider payment systems.
• National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW): NIHFW is a central autonomous government institution under MoHFW focused on health and family welfare training, research, and capacity building. It is the closest analog to NHSRC in mandate, scale, and government ownership within India's public health ecosystem.
• Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI): PHFI is a public-private initiative working across public health capacity building, research, and policy advocacy in India. It addresses overlapping functions with NHSRC in health systems strengthening, training, and public health research, with similar national footprint.

Regional players

• United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Health Programs: USAID India funds and operates health systems strengthening, maternal health, and infectious disease programs with comparable technical assistance and policy advisory functions. It represents the international donor peer to NHSRC's domestic government technical assistance mandate.

Emerging players

• International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR): IIHMR is an Indian institution focused on health management research, hospital administration training, and policy support. It is comparable to NHSRC in addressing health policy and systems topics from a research and capacity-building perspective.

Market position

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Customer concentration

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