On September 23, Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Scheme, now also known as Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (Prime Minister's Health Plan for the People) or PM-JAY, was launched in India. The world’s largest healthcare scheme covers 450 districts (counties) and seeks to accelerate India’s progress toward Universal Health Coverage and Sustainable...
India Speeds Up Initiatives for Universal Health Coverage
India's federal minister for Health, J.P. Nadda said, "The Health Ministry is working very hard for the effective implementation of Ayushman Bharat, or the National Health Protection Mission, for a healthy, productive, and prosperous India." Ayushman Bharat will provide 500 million individuals comprehensive primary healthcare services as well as secondary and...
20 States to Join India's National Health Program
Fifteen states, and five Union Territories joined the central government's flagship Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission that will provide more than 100 million families with annual insurance medical coverage. (India has twenty-nine states and seven Union Territories. The states have their own government while the Union Territories are governed by...
India's Government Targets Universal Health Coverage by 2025
The Federal Government of India will increase the total health expenditure from the current 1.15 percent of gross domestic product to 2.5 percent with more finance flow to the states in a bid to achieve universal health coverage for its citizens. Federal minister for health, J.P. Nadda said, "The Government, through...
New Health Minister Enjoys Efficiency Reputation
Jagat Prakash Nadda took over as India's Union Cabinet Minister for Health and Family Welfare last Sunday. Known to be quick to smile and hard to provoke, J. P. Nadda has a classic politician's personality. Twice a minister in earlier BJP-led governments, Nadda has a reputation of being an efficient...