PM Highlights 12 Years of Efforts to Make Quality Healthcare More Affordable and Accessible

📌 Summary:

• PM Modi highlighted 12 years of efforts to make quality healthcare more affordable and accessible (#12YearsOfSwasthBharat)
• Ayushman Bharat cited as the world's largest healthcare programme, providing top-quality care to the most vulnerable
• PM Bharatiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana made medicines affordable; prices of stents and knee implants reduced, benefiting many patients
• Medical education made more accessible through more institutions and seats
• Reaffirmed the commitment to build a "healthy India" by building on the ground covered so far

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 Governance & Social Justice — health-sector reforms, affordability and progress toward universal health coverage.

📝 Prelims Facts:

• Ayushman Bharat (AB-PMJAY) — described as the world's largest health assurance programme
• PM Bharatiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) — affordable generic medicines via Janaushadhi Kendras
• Price caps on coronary stents and knee implants set by NPPA

🔑 Key Term: Ayushman Bharat — flagship scheme combining Health & Wellness Centres (Ayushman Arogya Mandirs) with the PM-JAY hospitalisation cover.