NHM Assam Enhances Healthcare In Tea Garden Hospitals with New Ayushman Arogya Mandirs

GUWAHATI: The National Health Mission (NHM), Assam, has made a significant move to improve healthcare in the state's tea garden regions by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to upgrade 354 tea garden hospitals into Ayushman Arogya Mandirs.

This initiative is designed to tackle the ongoing health challenges faced by tea garden workers and their families. The signing ceremony was a major event, attended by Assam Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Irrigation Ashok Singhal as the chief guest.

Other distinguished attendees included Ministers Pijush Hazarika, Prashanta Phukan, Rupesh Gowala, Krishnendu Paul, along with several MLAs from across the state.

In his speech, Minister Singhal highlighted the government's dedication to addressing pressing health concerns in tea garden communities, including anemia, malnutrition, high maternal and neonatal mortality, hypertension, and diabetes.

He also pointed out the ongoing challenges of tuberculosis, leprosy, and diarrheal diseases, which are worsened by insufficient healthcare infrastructure and poor sanitation in these regions.

Minister Singhal outlined the government’s continuous efforts to enhance healthcare in tea estates, including Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) services, the Wage Compensation Scheme for pregnant women, Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models with tea estate hospitals, free medicines and patient transport services, and the development of new hospitals under Assam Tea Corporation Limited.

The establishment of Ayushman Arogya Mandirs marks a major expansion of these initiatives. These centers will provide a wide range of healthcare services, including maternal and neonatal care, child and adolescent health, family planning, treatment for infectious and non-communicable diseases, ENT, oral and mental health services, emergency medical care, and elderly care.

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