India achieves the aim of 1.5 lakh Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres by 31 December 2022

In a landmark achievement of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led authorities of India, the nation has a notable landmark- 1,50,000 Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) have been operationalised earlier than thirty first December, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) mentioned on Friday. With this, the nation has achieved the aim of creating 1.5 lakh AB-HWCs by thirty first December 2022, which was set in 2018.

According to the web site of AB-HWC, India has now 153,530 useful Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness within the nation.

An announcement issued by the ministry mentioned that fulfilling the ideas of “Antyodaya”- leaving nobody behind, 150,000 Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) are reworking the supply of complete major well being care companies that are universally free and cater to all age teams from delivery to dying, by means of a continuum of care method.

Ensuring the attain of healthcare companies to the innermost areas of the nation by means of varied initiatives, AB-HWCs have surpassed 8.5 teleconsultations by way of e-Sanjeevni, the place practically 4 lakh teleconsultations happen every day, the assertion additional mentioned. The ministry added that greater than 86.90 crore beneficiaries have been cumulatively screened for non-communicable ailments, together with 29.95 Crore for Hypertension, 25.56 Crore for Diabetes, 17.44 Crore for Oral most cancers, 8.27 Crore for Breast Cancer and 5.66 Crore for Cervical Cancer.

In mild of growth of AB-HWCs, the variety of important medicines has elevated to 172 at Primary Health Centres – Health Wellness Centres (PHC-HWC) and 105 at Sub Health Centres – Health Wellness Centres (SHC-HWC). Moreover, important diagnostics have additionally expanded to 63 at PHC-HWC and 14 at SHC-HWC. AB-HWCs additionally embody wellness classes on Yoga, Zumba, cyclathons, walkathons, and supply tips on eating regimen, bodily exercise, optimistic parenting, tobacco, alcohol cessation amongst different facets to imbibe a mindset for neighborhood well-being, in accordance with the well being ministry.

More than 1.60 crore wellness classes have been carried out at these centres, the assertion added. AB-HWCs have additionally operationalized 2-3 centres within the city sphere beneath the umbrella of Urban Primary Health Centre-Health and Wellness Centre (UPHC-HWC), strengthening outpatient care, and protecting a inhabitants of 15,000 to twenty,000.

PM Narendra Modi applauded the efforts of the nation in undertaking this feat earlier than the set deadline, and mentioned that these centres will serve to supply residents all throughout the nation to simply entry and avail major healthcare services.

1,50,000 हेल्थ एंड वेलनेस सेंटर!

PM @NarendraModi जी ने दिसम्बर 2022 तक, देश में डेढ़ लाख AB-HWCs शुरू करने का लक्ष्य रखा था। मुझे बताते हुए खुशी है की आज हमने यह लक्ष्य प्राप्त कर लिया है।

ये केंद्र निश्चित ही नागरिकों की प्राथमिक स्वास्थ्य सुविधा को मजबूत करेंगे। pic.twitter.com/Nl6CUy8DDr

— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) December 29, 2022

Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the nation on this achievement and expressed his pleasure stating that India had efficiently achieved the aim of setting 1.5 lakh AB-HWCs by 31 December 2022. He knowledgeable that PM Modi had set this deadline in 2018 with the aim of making certain good well being facility for the particular person standing final within the queue.

Ayushman Bharat (AB) is an try to maneuver from a selective method to well being care to ship a complete vary of companies spanning preventive, promotive, healing, rehabilitative and palliative care. It has two elements that are complementary to one another.

The first element of the initiative is the Health & Wellness Centres (HWCs), which have been created to ship Comprehensive Primary Health Care, that’s common and free to customers, with a deal with wellness and the supply of an expanded vary of companies nearer to the neighborhood. The second element is the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) which gives medical insurance cowl of Rs. 5 lakhs per yr to over 10 crore poor and weak households for looking for secondary and tertiary care.

HWCs are envisaged to ship expanded vary companies that transcend Maternal and youngster well being care companies to incorporate look after non-communicable ailments, palliative and rehabilitative care, Oral, Eye and ENT care, psychological well being and first stage look after emergencies and trauma , together with free important medicine and diagnostic companies.