INDIA has operationalised 75,532 Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres so far despite the COVID-19 pandemic and is on track to functionalise 1.5 lakh HWCs by December 2022, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday. Vardhan, who chaired an event virtually to mark the third anniversary of the rollout of Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centre (AB-HWC), said that as on April 13, over 23.8 crore women (53.7 per cent) have accessed care at these centres, which saw a footfall of over 44.24 crore, a Health Ministry statement said.

 

 

 

The Minister exhorted health officials of the Union Health Ministry and States and Union Territories present to undertake visits to the HWCs wherever they go, to view their working first-hand and work towards removing their hurdles, it stated.