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The Union Budget allocated Rs 62,659.12 crore outlay for
the health sector in the 2019-2020 fiscal including Rs 6,400
crore earmarked for the Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri
Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY), touted as gamechanger
healthcare insurance scheme of the Central Government. The
outlaw for the healthcare sector is the highest in the last two
financial years.
The allocation for healthcare this fiscal is around 19 per cent
more over the 2018-2019 fiscal when it was Rs 52,800 crore.
Rs 249.96 crore has been allocated for setting up Ayushman
Bharat Health and Wellness Centres under the National Urban
Health Mission to provide comprehensive primary care close to
the community, while Rs 1,349.97 crore earmarked for setting
up health and wellness centres under the National Rural Health
Mission.ISIC becomes the first in India to perform spine robotics surgery
The Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC), New Delhi has
claimed to be the first hospital outside the US to have
recently performed surgeries with the help of an advanced
robotic system.
Considered to be a first of its kind in India, the Indian
Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC) at Vasant Kunj has introduced
robotics as an advancement in spine surgery, a specialised
approach to a complex procedure that allows planning a
surgery and facilitates accurate and predictable execution
of the plan. It helps in inserting implants in the spine.
On achieving this milestone, Dr H S Chhabra, chief
of spine services, ISIC, said, “Surgeries conducted
through advanced robotics reduce implant inaccuracies,
revision surgeries, radiation exposure, length of stay and
infection. Such high improvements in so many parameters
simultaneously can drive significant clinical efficiency and
reduce the burden on healthcare system in the medium to
long run. This will help the doctors of ISIC serve the patients
better and in a cost-effective manner.”Rajasthan Budget: ‘Janta clinics’ among
series of measures to bolster patient care
‘Janta clinics’ was among the many schemes announced
by Ashok Gahlot-led Congress Government of Rajasthan
while presenting budget in the State Assembly recently.
The 2019-20 budget also announced a Rs 1,000-crore
farmer welfare fund, a Rs 5,200-crore dedicated feeder
to ensure regular supply to farmers and other schemes
for green energy, irrigation and health sectors
In the healthcare sector, the government announced
a series of measures in a bid to ensure accessible,
affordable and quality care to people at large.
On the lines of a successful model of Delhi
government’s Mohalla Clinics, the Chief Minister
announced the opening of ‘Janta clinics’ near the
residential areas across the State. It will enable people to
avail better patient care near doorsteps.Union Budget 2019-20: Ayushman Bharat
gets outlaw of Rs 6,400 cr