Jharkhand
PM Virtually Lays Foundation of Health Projects in Jharkhand
- 26 Feb 2024
- 1 min read
Why in News?
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid the foundation of various health projects worth around Rs 177 crore in Jharkhand.
Key Points
- Under PM-ABHIM (Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission), the projects include two Nursing Colleges, four Critical Care Blocks (CCBs) and three Block Public Health Units (BPHU).
- The nursing colleges will be constructed at Koderma Medical College and Phulo Jhano Medical College at Dumka.
- The four CCBs will be set up in four different districts, including one at Rajendra Institute of Medical College (RIMS), Ranchi.
- The three BPHU will be set up in Deoghar district.
PM-ABHIM (Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission)
- Launched in 2021, it is one of the largest pan-India schemes for strengthening healthcare infrastructure across the country.
- Its objective includes:
- To ensure a robust public health infrastructure in both urban and rural areas, capable of responding to public health emergencies or disease outbreaks.
- To establish an IT-enabled disease surveillance system through a network of surveillance laboratories at block, district, regional and national levels.
