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OVERVIEW

Health and wellness have been a The government’s telemedicine AIIMS in several States, and large
key focus area for the Narendra programme – eSanjeevani is number of new medical colleges.
Modi government during the last bringing a revolution in the health These include the first ever
nine years. sector of the country. Through it AIIMS in the Northeast in Assam.
This has been the crucial factor in more than 10 crore beneficiaries Further, the government’s bold
India emerging victorious from a have been able to access quality decision to replace the Medical
global pandemic, by administering healthcare at their doorstep, thus Council of India with the National
over 220 crore doses of vaccines, bridging the urban-rural barrier in Medical Commission has ended
as well as exporting a significant the provision of specialist medical corruption in medical education.
number of vaccines to the world in care. Over 9000 Jan Aushadhi In ‘New India’, talented students
time of need. Kendras, located in more than from humble backgrounds can also
700 districts, are providing quality fulfill their dream of becoming a
Accessible and affordable quality generic medicines at affordable doctor.
healthcare, a priority for the prices to all.
government, has turned into a India’s quick and effective response
reality for the citizens of India. The government has been to the Covid-19 pandemic was
Previously, medical expenditure committed to avoiding any supported by its rollout of the
used to be a severe economic suffering from vaccine-preventable world’s largest vaccination drive
burden for low-income households diseases. In this regard, under and that too using indigenously
and often led them into debt traps. various phases of Mission developed vaccines. In a landmark
In 2018, the Modi government Indradhanush, 4.45 Crore Children shift from the past, when the
launched Ayushman Bharat- and 1.2 Crore Pregnant Women citizens had to wait for decades
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya have been vaccinated against 12 for the start of vaccination drives,
Yojana, the world’s largest health diseases. Due to this targeted PM Modi led government ensured
insurance programme, thus giving government initiative, there administration of more than 2.2
permanent relief from this burden has been a significant decline in billion doses of Covid vaccine in a
to nearly 22 crore beneficiaries. Maternal Mortality Rate in the short span of two years.
Further, the Ayushman Bharat country from 130 in 2014-16 to 97
Digital Mission (ABDM) is realising per lakh live births in 2018-20. In the last nine years, India has
the vision of building a digitally made huge strides in healthcare.
connected healthcare ecosystem. The Modi government has brought A government that invests in
a crucial turnaround in medical healthcare invests in its people
Over 25 crore health records of education. Few government and thus the Narendra Modi-led
individuals have been linked to colleges, high fees in private government has truly been a
their Ayushman Bharat Health medical colleges, and massive government of the people, for the
Accounts (ABHA). The digitally corruption in seat allocation had people, and by the people.
available health records will enable severely limited opportunities
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the ABHA holders in availing for medical education. In the last
paperless health services across nine years, the Modi government
the ABDM network. has approved/established new

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