![]() Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).Establishment of Health and Wellness Centres. ![]() Ayushman Bharat aims to undertake path breaking interventions to holistically address health (covering prevention, promotion and ambulatory care), at primary, secondary and tertiary level.Īyushman Bharat adopts a continuum of care approach, comprising of two inter-related components, which are. ![]() This initiative has been designed on the lines as to meet SDG and its underlining commitment, which is "leave no one behind".ĪyushmanBharat is an attempt to move from sectoral and segmented approach of health service delivery to a comprehensive need-based health care service. The Report of the Primary Health Care Task Force, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India while reiterating that primary health care is the only affordable and effective path for India to Universal Health Coverage, also provided valuable insights into structure and processes in health systems to enable Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC).Īyushman Bharat or "Healthy India" national initiative was launched as recommended by the National Health Policy 2017, to achieve the vision of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The National Health Policy, 2017 recommended strengthening the delivery of primary health care, through establishment of "Health and Wellness Centres" as the platform to deliver comprehensive primary health care and called for a commitment of two thirds of the health budget to primary health care. While such a focus on selective primary health care interventions, enabled improvements in key indicators related to RCH and communicable diseases, the range of services delivered at the primary care level did not take into account increasing disease burden and rising costs of care on account of chronic diseases. Investments during the life of the NHM were made to strengthen Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) services and limit the increasing burden of communicable diseases such as Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and vector borne diseases. The National Health Mission (NHM), the country's flagship health systems strengthening programme, particularly for primary and secondary health care envisages "attainment of universal access to equitable, affordable and quality health care which is accountable and responsive to the needs of people".
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