With a view to promoting value - based health care, Ministry of Health is working towards promotion of Medical Value Travel (MVT) and Human Resources Mobility under the overarching theme of Heal in India and Heal by India. Required action in terms of roadshows, orientation of Indian Mission abroad, coordination with all stakeholders ministries, hospitals, insurance companies and MVT facilitators serve to create a conducive environment to support these initiatives.

National Health Policy - 2017 by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare envisages the goal of attainment of the highest possible level of health and well-being for all at all ages, through a preventive and promotive healthcare orientation, and universal access to good quality healthcare services without anyone having to face financial hardships as a consequence. The focus is on increasing access, improving quality and lowering the cost of healthcare delivery. The policy recognizes the pivotal importance of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). National Health Policy incorporates access to AYUSH remedies through co-location in public facilities. The policy recognizes the need to standardize and validate Ayurvedic medicines and establish a robust and effective quality control mechanism for AYUSH drugs. To further expand the policy areas and enhancing healthcare services in the country, the Government is significantly strengthening its healthcare services by striving towards an integrated health approach. This will facilitate cross-referrals and enable true integration of different systems of treatment.

Ayushman Bharat – Health and Wellness Centres (HWC) at the field level are established to deliver a comprehensive range of primary healthcare services spanning preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative, and palliative care. HWCs are envisaged to deliver an expanded range of services that go beyond maternal and child health care services to include care for non -communicable diseases, palliative and rehabilitative care, Oral, Eye and ENT care, mental health and first-level care for emergencies and trauma, including free essential drugs and diagnostic services. These include integration with Ayush also. There are 1,60,002 functional HWCs under NHM and another 12500 Ayush HWCs under Ministry of Ayush to provide Comprehensive Primary Health Care services that are universal and free to users.

The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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