Ministry of AYUSH in collaboration with Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has taken the initiative for integration of AYUSH system with National Program for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) Program to fortify the impact of existing NPCDCS Program. In this programme 18.99 lakhs persons have been screened and 1.75 lakhs patients have been enrolled till 31st May, 2019.
- The Ayurveda intervention is implemented in 52 centres (49 CHCs and 3 District Hospitals) of three Districts of the states viz. Bhilwara (Rajasthan), Surendranagar (Gujarat) and Gaya (Bihar).
- Unani intervention is implemented at one district hospital and 17 Community Health Centres (CHCs) at the Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh.
- Homoeopathy intervention is implemented at 21 centres of Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) and Darjeeling (West Bengal) districts and has extended to two more districts from May 2017 i.e., Sambalpur (Odisha) and Nashik (Maharashtra).
- Yoga is an integral part with all the three systems in all the states.
This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH, Shri ShripadYesso Naik in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
