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Health Ministry: 1.5 lakh PHCs & sub-centres to convert into wellness centres by 2022
Health Ministry: 1.5 lakh PHCs & sub-centres to convert into wellness centres by 2022: Details, Objectives, Highlights
Union Health Minister JP Nadda on 16th September 2018, informed that 1.5 lakh Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and sub-centres will be converted into wellness centers by 2022.
Health Minister JP Nadda, at a function in Hyderabad, proclaimed that the centre's flagship Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission will be launched on 23rd September 2018.
The wellness centres will facilitate screening of every individual aged 30 or above for blood pressure, diabetes, tuberculosis, breast cancer and leprosy among others.
In 2017, the government had converted 4,000 sub-centres. This year, the government plans to convert 50,000 centres.
In the coming years, the government plans to convert 30,000 sub-centres into wellness centres in 2019 and 40,000 centres in 2020.
On the occasion, the Health Minister, JP Nadda also sought the support of the private sector for offering better health care to the people.
