PM Atma Nirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana
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The Finance Minister has launched a new scheme titled “PM Atma Nirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana”. In general, The scheme aims to develop capacities in the health care system over 6 yrs.

PM Atma Nirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana:

  • Type: It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme
  • Aim: The scheme aims to
    • Improve primary, secondary, and tertiary care health systems,
    • Strengthen existing national institutions in Health sector
    • Create new institutions, to cater to detection and cure of new and emerging diseases.
  • Duration of the Scheme: Six Years
  • Features of the Scheme: The scheme will support in the setting up of
    • Rural, Urban Health and Wellness Centres
    • Integrated Public Health Labs
    • Critical health care hospital blocks
    • National institution for One Health
    • Regional research platform for WHO South-East Asia Region,
    • 9 Biosafety Level III laboratories and 4 regional centres of National Institutes for Virology.
    • Strengthening National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and 5 regional branches of it
    • Expanding the integrated health information panel.

Source: The Hindu

 

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