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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Coming soon: Medical plan for urban poor

NEW DELHI: A health programme to take care of India's nine crore urban poor is all set to become a reality.

The Union health ministry has sought time from the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) to present the final blue print of the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) that will be rolled out by the middle of this year.
Union health secretary P K Pradhan said the ministry is waiting to hear from secretary of the expenditure department.

"Once the EFC clears the proposal, we will take it to the Cabinet. Urban health will be taken up as a thrust area in the 12th Plan that will be rolled out soon," Pradhan said.

NUHM also got the backing from finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, who during his Budget speech on March 16, had said, "NUHM is being launched to encompass the primary healthcare needs of people in urban areas."

Read more; TOI
Posted by Sangeeta Narang at 10:14 AM

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