CGHS has 341 Wellness Centres serving 44 lakh beneficiaries, the inception of the three CGHS wellness centres and Robotic Unit at National Institute of TB and Respiratory Diseases (NIT & RD) will significantly add to the coverage and betterment in their healthcare facilities. Three CGHS Wellness Centres in Alaknanda, Rohini Sector -16, Vasant Vihar as well as a Robotic Unit at NIT & RD are added now.
According to Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya Earlier, private hospitals would give the last priority to CGHS beneficiaries due to various reasons, including delayed payment from the government. Now, due to the timely resolution of the issues regarding their pending payments, CGHS beneficiaries are getting top priority.
Mandaviya also said that to ensure optimum health facilities for patients suffering from tuberculosis requiring surgery, robotic surgery will be instrumental in providing the right care to them, and added that providing accessible and affordable healthcare to the last mile of the nation is the government’s goal along with the foundation of a healthy nation.
Talking of medicines, he highlighted that four out 10 medicines prescribed in the world are generic medicines made in India, and added “Jan Aushadhi medicines are also provided in CGHS wellness centres not just for the CGHS beneficiaries, but for all public.”