Govt committed to achieving universal health coverage: Nadda at World meet

Union Health Minister J P Nadda, who is leading the Indian delegation at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, said today India is committed to achieving universal health coverage for its citizens as mentioned in the National Health Policy 2017.

Addressing the plenary meeting of the 71st World Health Assembly, Nadda spoke on the theme: 'Health for All: Commit To Universal Health Coverage'.

He said India has fast-tracked initiatives aimed at achieving the tenets of universal health coverage - strengthening health systems, improving access to free medicines and diagnostics and reducing catastrophic healthcare spending.

He said the government recently launched the Ayushman Bharat programme, which rests on the twin pillars of health and well-ness centres, and the National Health Protection Mission for 100 million families covering 500 million individuals.