AB-HWCs also include wellness sessions on Yoga, Zumba, Cyclothon, Walkathon and provide guidelines on other aspects including diet, physical activity, positive parenting, tobacco, alcohol cessation to imbibe a mindset for community wellness. We do.
New Delhi: In a significant achievement, demonstrating the strengthening of the country's health infrastructure, India has crossed a remarkable milestone - 150,000 Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centers (AB-HWCs) operational before December 31. have been done, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in a statement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the country's efforts in accomplishing this feat before the stipulated deadline and said that these centers will help in providing easy access to primary healthcare facilities to the citizens.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said, “Turning the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi into reality, the collective and collaborative efforts of the States/UTs and the Central Government have transformed India into a global model for comprehensive primary health care services. "
Fulfilling the principles of “Antyodaya” – leaving no one behind, 150,000 Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centers (AB-HWCs) are transforming the delivery of comprehensive primary health care services that are universally free and from birth to death To cater to all age groups. , through a continuum of care approach," the ministry said.
Ensuring the reach of health services to the most interior areas of the country through various initiatives, AB-HWCs have crossed 8.5 tele-consultations through e-Sanjeevani, where around 4 lakh tele-consultations take place on a daily basis. Huh.
According to the ministry, over 134 crore people across the country have benefited from AB-HWCs, and over 86.90 crore beneficiaries have been cumulatively screened for non-communicable diseases, including 29.95 crore for hypertension, 29.95 crore for diabetes, 25.56 crore for diabetes, 17.44 crore for diabetes. Oral cancer, 8.27 crore for breast cancer and 5.66 crore for cervical cancer.
In light of the expansion of AB-HWCs, the number of essential drugs has increased to 172 in Primary Health Centers - Health Wellness Centers (PHC-HWC) and 105 more essential diagnostics in Sub Health Centers - Health Wellness Centers (SHC-HWC) went. Expanded to 63 in PHC-HWC and 14 in SHC-HWC.
AB-HWCs also include wellness sessions on Yoga, Zumba, Cyclathon, Walkathon and provide guidelines on diet, physical activity, positive parenting, tobacco, alcohol cessation to imbibe a mindset for community wellness.
So far, more than 1.60 crore wellness sessions have been conducted at these centres.
Additionally, AB-HWCs have operationalized 2-3 centers in the urban area under the umbrella of the Urban Primary Health Center-Health and Wellness Center (UPHC-HWC), strengthened outpatient care, and served 15,000 to 20,000 people. population is covered.
