Assessment of the Implementation of Ayushmaan Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWC) in India
The Government of India aims to set up 1.5 lakh Health and
Wellness Centres (HWCs) by 2022 based on the Comprehensive Primary Health Care
(CPHC) paradigm. An expanded range of services which include care for
non-communicable diseases, ENT care, mental care and palliative, first-level
care for emergencies and trauma along with free essential medicines and
diagnostic facilities are expected to deliver in these centres.
Aiming at Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC), more
than 50,000 Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres are now operational
across the nation. Thus, National Health
Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC) awarded a research study on the assessment of
Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) set up under Ayushman Bharat.
The research study awarded by NHSRC has aimed at
an assessment of the ground-level implementation processes involved in the
roll-out of HWCs in eight states of India viz. Uttar Pradesh, Punjab,
Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Manipur. The
study examines the alignment of the performance of HWCs with the expectations
of key stakeholders such as the community.
Project Snapshot:
| Project Name | Assessment of the Implementation of Ayushmaan Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWC) in India |
| Project Sanction Date | 30 Oct 2020 |
| Project Period | Oct 2020 to Jun 2021 |
| Project Location | Karnataka, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Punjab |
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Project objectives:
- To understand the perception of the general public on
upgraded HWC-SC.
- To find out the access to an expanded range of services for
the general public in HWC
- To find out the availability of medicines and diagnostics facilities in the centers.
- To find out the current status of infrastructure up-gradation
in the centers.
Project Result / Accomplishments:
Find outs:
A large majority of users were happy with the diagnostic
services provided and one in 10 users at PHC-HWC were unhappy with the
diagnostic services provided.
The user satisfaction with medicine availability at the
primary care facilities was also very high as was the satisfaction with the
treatment services provided.
Many of the users, mentioned that they no longer have to
spend on medicines and on travel to avail of health care in higher facilities.
A majority of users at PHC, PHC-HWC, HWC_SC and PHC_HWCs have
experienced health promotion activities, and wellness activities. The users of
non-converted SCs and UPHCs had not experienced similar health promotion activities.