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India showcased the milestones in its journey towards the universal health coverage (UHC) at the UN General Assembly in New York by distributing a booklet, prepared by the Health Ministry, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the UNGA earlier this week.

It talks about the Ayushman Bharat initiative, launched in 2018 with the target of setting up 1.5 lakh health and wellness centres and providing health protection under the PMJAY programme to 50 crore. Around 10.2 crore beneficiaries had been verified, it claimed.

India's incremental and aspirational UHC journey aims at progressive integration of all population groups and gradual inclusion of packages for high-burden disease conditions.

It underlines significant gains from focus on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH). Communicable diseases stayed in focus and chronic disease care was being incorporated, it said.