The consultative parliamentary committee meeting on Health and Family Welfare on Friday discussed ways to strengthen public health infrastructure and respond effectively to any future pandemics and health outbreaks.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired the consultative parliamentary committee meeting held in Dehradun in the presence of Minister of State for Health S. P. Baghel and Bharati Pravin Pawar. “The members discussed the PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) and ways to strengthen the public health infrastructure effectively and respond to any future pandemics or outbreaks,” a senior Health Ministry official said.
The members also deliberated on ways to fill critical gaps in health infrastructure, surveillance, and research, spanning both urban and rural areas. Senior officials, including Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Health Ministry Sudhansh Pant, Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research Dr. Rajiv Bahl, and others, also attended the meeting.