Suryaa National Desk: Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava conducted inspections at various Ayushman Arogya Mandirs across Delhi to review the delivery of healthcare services. During the visit, she directed officials to ensure the effective provision of medical services.
The Health Secretary emphasized the importance of organizing weekly yoga and wellness sessions at these centers to promote healthy lifestyles and disease prevention among the local population. Furthermore, she instructed officials to accelerate the process of creating digital health identifications for children to improve health protection.
During the inspections, the Health Secretary inquired about the availability of medicines, the quality of medical services at the grassroots level, and the facilities provided to patients. Officials stated that the inspections were conducted with the objective of making government health schemes more accessible to the public. Experts noted that promoting digitalization in the health sector through digital health IDs will assist in tracking children's health records in the future.