Centre enhances allocation under health mission

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 5

Under the National Health Mission, the Centre has allocated Rs 1309.52 crore for the financial year 2021-22 which shows an increase of 15 per cent in budget approval compared to Rs 1139.78 crore approved in 2020-21.

Stating this, the Additional Chief Secretary Health Rajeev Arora said the major approvals were for infrastructure strengthening of 771 new sub-centres into health and wellness centres (HWCs) and the diplomate of national board (DNB) and diploma courses by national board of education (NBE) for district hospitals.

Sharing information in this regard, Mission Director, NHM, Prabhjot Singh, said the new initiatives approved by the Centre include the creation of 200 sub-centres (SC), establishment of three maternal and child health (MCH) wings at Faridabad, Sonepat and Palwal, operational cost for 59 mobile medical units (MMUs), operational cost for 56 advanced life support (ALS) ambulances, maternal support for improving the referral system of pregnant women in government health facilities.

He said in addition, 46 specialist doctors, including 10 gynaecologists, 12 physicians, six paediatricians, seven surgeons, three psychiatrists and eight radiologists were approved under the District Hospital Strengthening Programme.

Strengthening healthcare

At least 46 specialist doctors, including 10 gynaecologists, 12 physicians, six paediatricians, seven surgeons, three psychiatrists and eight radiologists were approved under the District Hospital Strengthening Programme.