Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the Monthly Webinar Series on Best Practices under the National Health Mission 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 evidence-based practices for strengthening healthcare delivery nationwide.

Chairing the inaugural session of the webinar, Additonal Secretary in the Ministry, Aradhana Patnaik emphasised that innovation lies at the heart of responsive and resilient public health system. She described the webinar series as an important institutional mechanism to identify, document and disseminate innovative practices. Ms Patnaik 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 Anaemia, Child and Adolescent Health. More than five hundred officials from the national, State, and district levels attended the webinar, reflecting a strong commitment towards collaborative learning and innovation-driven health system strengthening.