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

Updated on: Feb 25, 2022, 16:13:02 IST

By Rhythma Kaul

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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.

“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.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rhythma Kaul
Rhythma Kaul is the national health editor of the Hindustan Times. She has been reporting on public health, medicine, and medical research, with a particular focus on how government decisions and health system reforms shape people’s lives. Rhythma has over 25 years of journalistic experience. She joined Hindustan Times in 2008, and has since covered everything from pandemics and infectious diseases to cutting‑edge medical research and climate‑related health challenges. Her stories routinely track the work of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, department of pharmaceuticals, and key national health programmes, making complex medical science and policy accessible to a wide audience. One of her prominent news breaks has been the 2012 Baby Falak case: A two-year-old brutally battered baby girl was admitted to AIIMS-Delhi with severe head injuries, multiple fractures, human bite marks, and burns. The police investigation revealed this to be a case of multi-state human-trafficking racket. She was profiled by The Wall Street Journal for breaking this story. Rhythma holds a Master’s degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Prior to Hindustan Times, she worked with the India Today Group. Rhythma can be contacted at rhythma.kaul@hindustantimes.com. Her X handle is @RamblingBrook.Read More

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