Union Health Minister Shri J.P. Nadda Addresses 2nd Convocation Ceremony of AIIMS Bathinda
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- Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda addressed the 2nd Convocation of AIIMS Bathinda on 2 June 2026; inaugurated a state-of-the-art PET-CT scanner and a second HELA cancer-care facility
- Framed India's healthcare evolution from a "curative model" to a comprehensive preventive-promotive-rehabilitative-palliative-geriatric framework anchored by Ayushman Bharat
- 1.82 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (rebranded HWCs) now serve as first point of contact for primary health; AIIMS Bathinda handles ~3,000 OPD + ~600 IPD daily and runs Ayushman camps twice a month across 59 villages
- Medical-education expansion over the past decade: AIIMS institutions = 23; medical colleges 387 → 820+; UG seats 59,000 → 1.28 lakh; PG seats 31,000 → 86,000+; another 75,000 UG/PG seats planned in next 5 years (≈23,000 already added in last 2 years)
- Preventive screening numbers: 36 cr screened for oral cancer; 17 cr women for breast cancer; 9 cr women for cervical cancer; 42 cr each for diabetes and hypertension; nationwide TB screening campaign underway
- Public health milestones: polio-free declaration (2014); maternal & neonatal tetanus elimination (2015); trachoma no longer a public health concern; progress on Kala-azar, leprosy and lymphatic filariasis elimination
- Linked vision: a Healthy India is "fundamental to Viksit Bharat @ 2047"; AI, precision medicine, telemedicine to be embraced while preserving compassion in patient care
🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 — Governance & Social Justice — Health sector reforms, preventive healthcare architecture, medical education capacity-building; SDG-3 (Good Health).
📝 Prelims Facts:
- Number of AIIMS institutions in India: 23
- Medical colleges: 820+; UG seats: 1.28 lakh; PG seats: 86,000+
- Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (rebranded Health and Wellness Centres under Ayushman Bharat): 1.82 lakh+
- India declared polio-free: 2014 (by WHO South-East Asia region)
- Maternal & Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) elimination: 2015
- 36 cr oral cancer screening; 17 cr breast cancer; 9 cr cervical cancer
- AIIMS Bathinda has NABL-accredited labs; new PET-CT and HELA cancer-care facility inaugurated
- Diseases targeted for elimination: Kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis), leprosy, lymphatic filariasis, TB
🔑 Key Term: Ayushman Arogya Mandir — rebranded Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) under Ayushman Bharat that provide Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) including NCD screening, mental health, eye care and elderly care; expanded to 1.82 lakh+ across India as the front-line gateway to public health.
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