Mansukh Mandaviya, the Union Health Minister, outlined some of the important elements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission, which was launched in Varanasi the day before. Mansukh Mandaviya, the Union Health Minister, said on Tuesday that the government is pursuing a saturation approach to ensure that healthcare is both affordable and of high quality. Mandaviya spoke during a news conference about some of the important elements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission, which was launched in Varanasi the day before.
According to the minister, the new initiative will provide free testing for 134 various sorts of exams at the district level, which will save money and trouble for the poor. He also claimed that two container-based hospitals would be kept on standby at all times, ready to respond to any disaster across the country via rail or air.
The pan-India Health Infrastructure Scheme intends to boost India’s ability to respond to emerging public health crises, resulting in a “paradigm shift” in the country’s healthcare infrastructure, according to the government.
The project, according to Mandaviya, will create primary, secondary, tertiary, digital, and resilient healthcare systems to prepare the country to tackle future pandemic problems.
Around 79,000 Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres are already operational, according to the minister. He believes that the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) epidemic has allowed India to improve healthcare infrastructure across the board, including laboratories, hospitals, and diagnostic centres. According to Mandaviya, the government is aiming to ensure that at least one medical college is located in each district.
“This will also help to develop a skilled frontline health workforce that can respond to any public health emergency,” said the Union Health Minister.
