Summary
Doctors, nurses, and community health workers received extra training.
Programs for mothers and babies reduced the number of infant deaths.
A new medical college and dental college opened to teach future health professionals.
Key Points
5 points1
Expanded medical infrastructure with new hospitals and health centres.
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Strengthened ambulance and emergency services.
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Improved care for mothers, babies, and children lowered infant mortality.
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Opened new medical and dental colleges for training doctors and dentists.
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Government health programs now reach more families.
New Words to Learn
9 wordsinfrastructure
the buildings, machines, and systems that keep hospitals running
mortality
the number of people who die
diagnostic
the process of finding out what disease a person has
ambulance
a vehicle that takes sick or injured people to a hospital quickly
immunisation
a vaccination that helps protect you from getting sick
transplant
a surgery where a healthy organ is moved from one person to another
primary health centre
a small local clinic that offers basic health services
Ayushman Bharat – Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana
a big government program that gives free or low‑cost medical care to many people
sub‑divisional hospital
a medium‑size hospital that serves a part of a district
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