29 states and UTs have signedMoU for implementation of Ayushman Bharat - PradhanMantri Jan ArogyaAbhiyan (AB-PMJAY): J P Nadda 

“29 states and UTs have signed the MoU and have started working on implementation of the PradhanMantri Jan ArogyaYojna.The pilots have started in 16 States / UTs. Other states/UTs will also start pilots before fully launching the scheme on 25thSeptember.” This was stated by Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfareduring a press conference on Ayushman Bharat - PradhanMantri Jan ArogyaYojna (AB-PMJAY), here today, while addressing the media. ShriAshwini Kumar Choubey and SmtAnupriya Patel, Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare along with ShriInduBhushan, CEO, AB-NHA were also present at the press conference. Read More HERE

Study conducted by AIIMS centre: Over 16,000 poisoning calls in 10 years, kids most vulnerable

The study analysed 16,420 calls received by the NPIC between April 2006 and March 2016. NPIC was established in 1995 at AIIMS to combat acute poisoning, which doctors said was among the most common medical emergency in the world.To know more read HERE

Hospitals in the Country

How many hospitals are there in the country?

There is no source available to know the exact number of hospitals and beds available there in the country. However as per the World Bank data available in the link‘https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.BEDS.ZS’, beds per 1000 Population in India are less than a number of countries.

Public health & Hospitals being a State subject, State Governments are primarily responsible for up-keeping, providing health care to people and maintaining information of hospitals. However, the following information is given in below:
Number of Primary Health Centers(PHCs), Community Health Centers(CHCs), Sub-District/Divisional Hospitals(SDHs), District Hospitals(DHs) and beds, India, State/UT wise as uploaded by the State/UTs on the Health Management Information System (HMIS) portal of the Ministry.
Number of Govt. Hospitals and beds in Rural and Urban Areas, India, State/UT wise, as available in the Publication National Health Profile 2018.
Number of AYUSH hospitals and beds State/UT-wise, as provided by the Ministry of AYUSH.

For more information read HERE

Universal Health Coverage in the country

Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare rolled out several initiatives to bring access to health care for everyone. Some of the steps taken by the government  to meet this aim are available HERE

“Digital health has great potential towards reducing inequity in provisioning and distribution of healthcare resources and services and it can greatly facilitate proactive treatment for disabled patients, children with developmental delays and deformities and people suffering from mental health illnesses and for those suffering from stigmatic infections such as HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis.” This was stated by Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare during his address at the Global Digital Health Partnership Symposium at Sydney, Australia, on February 21,2018. The Union Health Minister spoke on the topic: The role of digital health in supporting improved health outcomes in India. For further details read HERE

Healthy States, Progressive India

 NITI Aayog released a comprehensive Health Index report titled, “Healthy States, Progressive India” at a function in the capital on February 2,2018. The report ranks states and Union territories innovatively on their year-on-year incremental change in health outcomes, as well as, their overall performance with respect to each other. The report was released jointly by the CEO, NITI Aayog; Amitabh Kant, Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare; Preeti Sudan and World Bank India Country Director, Junaid Ahmad. It is the first attempt to establish an annual systematic tool to measure and understand the heterogeneity and complexity of the nation’s performance in Health. The report has been developed by NITI Aayog, with technical assistance from the World Bank, and in consultation with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).

To read the full report see HERE