Over 178 cr footfall recorded at Ayushman Bharat health and wellness centres on June 30: Health Ministry

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The ministry added that during that time, more than 2.16 crores wellness sessions have been conducted with the participation of 23.83 crores individuals.

Moreover, teleconsultation services through e-Sanjeevplatform are being leveraged at AB-HWCs to provide specialist services closer to the community and enables the delivery of uninterrupted services to the beneficiaries even in the remote and peripheral areas.

As on June 30, 2023, more than 12.21 crores of teleconsultations have been provided through the eSanjeevani portal, the ministry said.

AB-HWCs is India's commitment for achieving promotive, preventive, curative, palliative and rehabilitative aspects of Universal Health Coverage with a goal to provide Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC), including both maternal and child health services and non-communicable diseases as well as free essential drugs and diagnostic services through AB-HWCs closer to the homes of people.

The foundation of the vision was laid by operationalising the first AB-HWC on April 14, 2018, at Jangla village in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and more than 1.54 lakhs AB-HWCs have been operationalised in the duration of five years by transforming existing Sub-Health Centres (SHCs) and Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in rural and urban areas and 1,60,002 AB-HWCs have been operationalised till June 30.

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