PM to inaugurate Nine medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi: Big day for medical students in Uttar Pradesh as PM has scheduled his visit to the state. According to the PM's office, PM Modi will inaugurate nine medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh. And in Varanasi, PM is to launch Prime Minister Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana (PMASBY).
The colleges are situated in the districts of Siddharthnagar, Etah, Hardoi, Pratapgarh, Fatehpur, Deoria, Ghazipur, Mirzapur and Jaunpur.
Prime Minister is set to launch one of the largest health schemes in pan-India, Prime Minister Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana (PMASBY). He will also inaugurate various development projects worth more than Rs. 5,200 crore for Varanasi. According to the govt. officials, this scheme will strengthen and empower the healthcare infrastructure across the country. It is an addition to the National Health Mission of the country.
The objective of PMASBY is to fill critical gaps in public health infrastructure, especially in urban and rural areas. "It will provide relief for 17,788 rural Health and Wellness Centres in 10 High Focus states. Further, 11,024 urban Health and Wellness Centres will be built in all the states," the officials added.
Moreover, this scheme will provide people access to a full range of diagnostic services in the country healthcare system through a network of laboratories across the country. Integrated Public Health Labs will be set up in all the districts of the country.
According to the Prime Minister's Office, PMASBY aims to build an IT-enabled disease surveillance system by developing a network of surveillance laboratories at block, district, regional and national levels, in Metropolitan areas. Integrated Health Information Portal will be expanded to all States/UTs to connect all public health labs.
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