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Delhi Launches Expanded Health Programs for Organ Donation, Newborn Screening, and Community Workers

Delhi’s chief minister inaugurated the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation headquarters to coordinate organ donations.

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State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation headquarters opened at GB Pant Hospital.

Accredited Social Health Activist workers now receive six thousand rupees each as an incentive.

Advanced Newborn Monitoring and Optimal Lifecare scheme provides 56 free tests using one blood sample.

Nursing Home Management System portal makes nursing home processes simple, transparent, and accountable.

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The incentive for Accredited Social Health Activist workers was increased to six thousand rupees to strengthen home‑based health services.

The Advanced Newborn Monitoring and Optimal Lifecare scheme will perform 56 screening tests from a single blood sample, free of charge.

A Nursing Home Management System portal was introduced to improve transparency and accountability in nursing home operations.

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State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation

a group that helps move organs and tissues from donors to patients

Accredited Social Health Activist

trained community workers who provide health help at people's homes

Advanced Newborn Monitoring and Optimal Lifecare

a program that checks newborn babies for many health problems quickly

screening tests

checks that look for illnesses before they become serious

transparent

open and clear so everyone can understand

accountable

responsible for making sure things are done correctly

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