Delhi became the 35th State and Union Territory to implement the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) after the National Health Authority (NHA) of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of
Ramkumar S, Secretary and Mission Director (MD) of the National Health Mission (NHM) in Meghalaya, who himself recovered from Tuberculosis, said that they have launched the 100-day TB programme as well as the Comprehensive TB Care Programme in the state.
Nadda also commended the role of ASHA workers, "grassroot foot soldiers", in the healthcare system and stressed on the need for their further empowerment and welfare through revised incentives for routine activities, and providing enhanced honorariums.
The National Health Authority (NHA) has begun preparations for the rollout, including training Delhi's health officials, personnel, and ASHA workers to create Ayushman Bharat cards, settle claims, and register hospitals
The opening ceremony was attended by senior officials from various national healthcare organisations, as well as representatives from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME-I), the Arab Board of Health Specialisations, and the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
Under the National Health Mission, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs to strengthen the public healthcare system including recruitment of health care professionals in rural areas and to bridge the infrastructure gaps in rural
Talking about the need to ensure the goal of having affordable, high quality health services, and how National Health Mission has helped with that goal, the union minister said that the "biggest outcome" from the release of central funds has led to a decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio (M
The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda, while talking about the National Health Mission (NHM) also assured that the US' withdrawal from WHO will not impact the ongoing programmes in India.
In a landmark initiative to strengthen healthcare services in Assam's tea Garden areas, the National Health Mission (NHM), Assam, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday to upgrade 354 tea garden hospitals into Ayushman Arogya Mandirs.