Manipur bags award
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 10 2022:
Manipur has received the best performance award in Tele consultations category of Health and Wellness Centers (Small State) on Ayushman Bharat Deewaj Universal Health Coverage Day 2022 held at Varanasi, today.
The award was given during a two-day conclave of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) held at Rudraksh Convention Centre, Varanasi in the presence of Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya.
The event was also graced by several Health Ministers from States.
These included Minister of State, Uttar Pradesh Dr Daya Shankar Mishra, Smt Vidadala Rajni (Andhra Pradesh), Shri Banna Gupta (Jharkhand), Dr Prabhuram Choudhary (Madhya Pradesh), Shri Dhan Singh Rawat (Uttarakhand), Shri Ravindra Jaiswal (Uttar Pradesh), Smt Chandrima Bhattacharya (West Bengal), Dr Sapam Ranjan (Manipur) and Dr MK Sharma (Sikkim).
Speaking at the occasion, Uttar Pradesh Governor praised the work of Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centers in providing last mile delivery of healthcare services.
"I am happy to learn that more than 1.33 lakh HWCs have now become operational and are working as hubs of teleconsultations services", she stated.
She further encouraged the medical professionals at these Centers to create awareness regarding screening for various diseases among the local population, emphasizing that collaborative effort is essential for eradicatihg the nation of diseases.
Applauding the spirit and progress of the initiative Nikshay-Mitra, she said "With collaborative effort of Centre, States, communities and individuals, we can easily achieve the goal of TB-mukt Bharat by 2025.Let us all come forward and become a Nikshay Mitra to support TB patients".
With input from PTI.