New Delhi, December 04, 2024.
Mental health has been added in the package of services under comprehensive primary healthcare provided at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs as part of the government’s efforts to integrate mental healthcare services at primary healthcare level, Union Health Minister J P Nadda told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
The government has upgraded more than 1.73 lakh sub health centres (SHCs) and primary health centres (PHCs) to Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, Nadda said responding to a question.
The District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) is implemented under the National Mental Health Programme in 767 districts of the country to detect, manage and treat mental illness at district hospitals
