Jharkhand

• 26 Feb 2024

PM Virtually Lays Foundation of Health Projects in Jharkhand

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.