PM Modi inaugurates Advanced Mother and Child Centre and Advanced Neurosciences Centre at PGIMER, Chandigarh; lays foundation stone for Critical Care Block under PM-ABHIM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Advanced Mother and Child Centre and the Advanced Neurosciences Centre at PGIMER, Chandigarh, and laid the foundation stone for a 150-bed Critical Care Block under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM).
- PGIMER, Chandigarh is a major public tertiary-care and teaching institution in northern India.
- PM-ABHIM is the Union government mission mentioned for creating the 150-bed Critical Care Block at PGIMER, Chandigarh.
- The government stated that eSanjeevani has conducted more than 48 crore telemedicine consultations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Advanced Mother and Child Centre and the Advanced Neurosciences Centre at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, and laid the foundation stone for a 150-bed Critical Care Block under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM). The development matters because it expands tertiary-care capacity in a major public medical institution and reflects the Union government’s continuing push to strengthen health infrastructure after the COVID-19 pandemic.
What happened
The Prime Minister said the new facilities would strengthen access to quality healthcare for lakhs of people. He also referred to his 2015 visit to PGIMER’s convocation and said the institute’s capacity had expanded significantly over the past decade.
UPSC can frame the issue around the design and implementation of public health infrastructure, the role of tertiary-care institutions, and the balance between preventive, promotive, and curative health systems. The issue also connects to Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission, digital health architecture, and the challenge of equitable access to specialist care.
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