AYUSH, Yoga to be integral part of treatment of serious diseases in AIIMS: Ashwini Kumar
Kolkata: Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Saturday said that initiatives to open 20 AIIMS have been taken under Pradhanmantri Swasth Yojana, and six of them have already started operations.
"In all such institutes, Ayush and Yoga will be part of treatment procedures to cure serious ailments like cardiac diseases," he informed while delineating on the health and sanitation issues in an interactive session on ‘Health and Family Welfare: Recent Trends & Road Ahead’ today in the city.
Mr Choubey said, "The Union Government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has come up with the biggest health scheme of the world ‘Ayushman Bharat’ to provide affordable health services to the poor and downtrodden people of this country. Through National Health Protection Scheme 50 crore such people will be provided coverage up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization in a year. "
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