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- Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Centre’s aim to make an ‘Ayush’ Grid at an Ayush Ministry event
- He also announced the launch of an international Sowa-Rigpa centre in Leh-Ladakh
- Ayushman Bharat aims to undertake path-breaking interventions to holistically address health at all levels
Declaring the Centre’s aim to make an ‘Ayush’ Grid, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Ayush Ministry’s event on Friday, at New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhavan. He highlighted the recently passed National Medical Commission Bill (2019) which repealed the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 for strengthening India’s medical infrastructure. He also said Technology will help to realize Centre’s dream of an Ayushman Bharat Grid of hospitals. The Ayushman Bharat scheme currently covers 26 states and Union territories. Only four states namely Delhi, Odisha, West Bengal, and Telangana are not covered under the scheme.
“Recently we have passed the National Medical Commision, which will strengthen the medical education in the country. To attract accomplished professionals to Ayush, steps are being taken. We are using technology to prepare Ayush in the future. Just like there is One Nation, One Tax and One Nation, One mobility card, soon there will be an Ayush Grid throughout the nation.” he said.
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PM Modi announces international ‘Sowa-Rigpa’ centre
PM Modi also focused on the Ministry latest medical system – Sowa-Rigpa. The Tibetan medicine system which is similar to Ayurveda has now its own dedicated centre, as announced by the Prime Minister. He also announced the launch of an international Sowa-Rigpa centre in Leh-Ladakh. Urging Ayush ministry to use a holistic approach for treatment, he welcomed the newest medicine system into the Ayush family.
“Focus is been given to integrating Ayush into India’s healthcare system. I Have been informed that we have recently opened our ‘Sowa Rigpa’ centre. Soon, we are planning to launch an international ‘Sowa Ripgpa’ centre in Leh-Ladakh. Ayurveda, Yog, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy and now ‘Sowa Ripgpa’ has entered into Ayush family. We have to use a holistic approach to medicine to strengthen our healthcare system,” he added.
Speaking about the benefits of Ayushman Bharat he said, “When treatment is done through roots, there is no appreciation or media coverage on it. When there was no Ayushman Bharat, the poor had to face so many problems for treatment. Treatment was expensive. Two days ago, the government has decided to launch 25 new medical colleges in the country. We are aiming at building at least one medical college in every district. This will open up 16,000 new MBBS seats throughout the nation.” This is how we do it.
What is Ayushman Bharat?
According to its official website, this centrally sponsored scheme launched on September 23, 2018, aims at providing universal health coverage enshrined in the National Health Policy 2017. Ayushman Bharat aims to undertake path-breaking interventions to holistically address health (covering prevention, promotion and ambulatory care), at primary, secondary and tertiary level. There are six systems of medical treatment Ayurveda, Yog, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy and now ‘Sowa Ripgpa’ under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. 26 states excluding namely Delhi, Odisha, West Bengal, and Telangana are covered under the scheme. The scheme covers non-communicable diseases too, apart from Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health issues.