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NEW DELHI: To ensure availability of primary health services in remote areas even during the Covid-19 pandemic, the government has started an additional 13,657 Health and Wellness Centres between January to July 2020 taking the total number of such centres to over 43,000 across the country.
Around 44.26 lakh people have benefited from these Centres in just one week starting 18th July, the health ministry said underlining the role played by such Centres in providing continued non-Covidessential health services, particularly in rural areas.
Currently, there are a total of 43,022 HWCs operational across different parts of the country.
“During the Covid-19 pandemic, the resilience of India’s public health systems particularly in the rural hinterland was reflected through continued operationalization of the Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centers (AB – HWCs) and continued delivery of non-Covidessential health services while also meeting the urgent tasks of prevention and management of Covid-19,” the ministry said.
The primary health centres – that play a crucial role in mass screening of the population for nin-communicable diseases – tested a significant number of people even during the pandemic.
In the last week alone (July 18 to 24), 3.83 lakh individuals were screened for hypertension, 3.14 lakh for diabetes, 1.15 lakh for oral cancer, 45,000 for breast cancer and 36,000 for cervical cancer, the ministry said.
Since their inception, the HWCs have tested a total of 4.72 crore individuals for hypertension, 3.14 crore for diabetes, 2.43 crore for oral cancer, 1.37 crore for breast cancer and 91.32 lakhs for cervical cancer.
“The AB-HWCs have been very useful in the pandemic as their population-based screenings for non-communicable diseases have provided the State health authorities a list of those with chronic diseases and the vulnerable, co-morbid population which has to be protected from Covid-19 on priority. Their ability to rapidly screen individuals with co-morbidities and provide advice for protection against infection has been instrumental in winning public trust,” the ministry said.
The government said the Centres have also been instrumental in organising immunization sessions and medical checkups of pregnant women.
“The HWCs have played a pivotal role in ensuring that non-Covidessential services are not hampered and continue to be provided.
32,000 yoga sessions were conducted in last week in AB-HWCs all across India. 14.24 lakh yoga sessions have been conducted in total by the HWCs since their inception,” the ministry said.
Around 44.26 lakh people have benefited from these Centres in just one week starting 18th July, the health ministry said underlining the role played by such Centres in providing continued non-Covidessential health services, particularly in rural areas.
Currently, there are a total of 43,022 HWCs operational across different parts of the country.
“During the Covid-19 pandemic, the resilience of India’s public health systems particularly in the rural hinterland was reflected through continued operationalization of the Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centers (AB – HWCs) and continued delivery of non-Covidessential health services while also meeting the urgent tasks of prevention and management of Covid-19,” the ministry said.
The primary health centres – that play a crucial role in mass screening of the population for nin-communicable diseases – tested a significant number of people even during the pandemic.
In the last week alone (July 18 to 24), 3.83 lakh individuals were screened for hypertension, 3.14 lakh for diabetes, 1.15 lakh for oral cancer, 45,000 for breast cancer and 36,000 for cervical cancer, the ministry said.
Since their inception, the HWCs have tested a total of 4.72 crore individuals for hypertension, 3.14 crore for diabetes, 2.43 crore for oral cancer, 1.37 crore for breast cancer and 91.32 lakhs for cervical cancer.
“The AB-HWCs have been very useful in the pandemic as their population-based screenings for non-communicable diseases have provided the State health authorities a list of those with chronic diseases and the vulnerable, co-morbid population which has to be protected from Covid-19 on priority. Their ability to rapidly screen individuals with co-morbidities and provide advice for protection against infection has been instrumental in winning public trust,” the ministry said.
The government said the Centres have also been instrumental in organising immunization sessions and medical checkups of pregnant women.
“The HWCs have played a pivotal role in ensuring that non-Covidessential services are not hampered and continue to be provided.
32,000 yoga sessions were conducted in last week in AB-HWCs all across India. 14.24 lakh yoga sessions have been conducted in total by the HWCs since their inception,” the ministry said.
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