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Ayushman Bharat School Health and Wellness Programme has less than 50% uptake
January 25, 2023 at 5:24:40 AM
School health

It has been nearly three years since the School Health and Wellness Programme was launched under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, and so far, only 15 States have started the weekly 40-minute classroom sessions with students.
A crucial cog in implementing the programme are health and wellness ambassadors (HWAs). Two teachers, preferably one male and one female, in every school are to be designated as the HWAs. They are meant to be trained at the State level, to impart health promotion and disease prevention information in a joyful and interesting manner.
Only four States and Union Territories — Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Chandigarh and Dadra and Nagar Haveli — have achieved 100% HWA training targets. In Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, the number of HWAs trained is at 8% and 9%, respectively.
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