PM Modi to inaugurate health ministry’s post-Budget webinar on Saturday

Sessions on Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, e-Sanjeevani and Tele-Mental Health Programme will follow the inauguration ceremony

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday inaugurate a webinar hosted by the Union health and family welfare ministry on the time-bound implementation of Budget announcements. Sessions on Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, e-Sanjeevani and Tele-Mental Health Programme will follow the inauguration.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (ANI)

“The objective of the webinar is to involve stakeholders in taking forward the various initiatives of the government in the health sector. The Prime Minister’s address will set the tone for the post-Budget webinars,” said the government’s Press and Information Bureau in a statement. “The sessions are planned in a manner to allow ample interaction with stakeholders, with a view to evolve a participative approach for time-bound implementation of announcements.”

Union health and Ayush ministers Mansukh Mandaviya and Sarbananda Sonowal will chair the valedictory session. VK Paul, member (health), NITI Aayog, will moderate the session on Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission after National Health Authority additional CEO Praveen Gedam’s presentation.

Devi Shetty, chairman, Narayana Health; Upasana Arora, Yashoda Hospital; Ameera Shah, MD, Metropolis Lab; Harsh Mahajan, president, NATHEALTH; and Rajeev Vasudevan of AyurVaid Hospitals will be among the speakers.

K Srinath Reddy, president of the Public Health Foundation of India, will moderate the session on National Tele-Medicine initiatives and e-Sanjeevani. Health and family welfare ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal’s presentation will follow the session.

Pratima Murthy, director of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, will moderate the session on Tele-Mental Health Programme, which has been a key focus of this year’s Budget.

National Health Mission director Vikas Sheel will later make a presentation on the ministry’s efforts for tele-medicine services.