The State Level Ayushman Bhavah Campaign was launched on Wednesday by the Governor of Nagaland La Ganesan in the presence of the Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton and Health and Family Welfare Minister P Paiwang Konyak at Dr Imkongliba Ao hall, Raj Bhavan, Kohima.
The program was organized by the Department of Health & Family.
Earlier on the same day, the Governor, CM, Dy CM, Ministers and MLAs also joined the National Level virtual launching the Ayushman Bhavah by the Hon’ble President of India Droupadi Murmu.
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Speaking on the occasion, the Governor said that it is a revolutionary initiative aimed at providing healthcare accessible to every citizen of our country. The Governor stated that healthcare is a fundamental right of every individual and that it is our duty as a welfare state to ensure that no citizen is deprived of this basic right due to financial constraints. The Governor further said that Ayushman Bhavah is a transformative initiative that aims to strengthen the healthcare system of our country and our state. The Governor gave away awards to various Voluntary blood donors.
Chief minister Neiphiu Rio, stated that this campaign will bring our state closer to the objective of achieving “Healthy Villages” based on the principle of “leaving no one behind’. He said that this is an important component of ‘Sustainable Development Goals 2023. Rio gave away certificates to Nikshay Mitras awardees.
Minister for Health & Family Welfare P Paiwang said that Ayushman Bhavah Campaign is an umbrella consisting of three major components viz Ayushman Apke Dwar 3.0, Ayushman Mela and Ayushman Sabha. He said that Nagaland has already generated and distributed 6, 12,415 PM-JAY Health cards covering 2,71,593 Households as on date. He disclosed that a total of 13,782 claims were submitted by various hospitals amounting to Rs 32.63 crores and said that out of this, a total of Rs. 24.29 crores have been paid for till date.
The Minister also said that through the intervention of this scheme out-of-pocket expenditure on hospitalization for 13,782 beneficiaries amounting to Rs 24.29 crores have been prevented. Lastly, he urged the people of Nagaland to actively take part in the Ayushman Bhavah campaign and avail the various health schemes.
A Pledge for Organ Donation was also read out by the participants.
#AyushmanBhavah Campaign launched across Nagaland state on 13th September.
This campaign is a two-week event which is an umbrella initiative for enhanced awareness about various health care scheme and to saturate critical health care services in rural & urban areas@MoHFW_INDIA pic.twitter.com/LWpV6qu1EE— HFWNagaland (@HealthNagaland) September 13, 2023
