Urban Health Mission to cover 7.75 crore people

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Rs. 22,507-crore National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) that seeks to address healthcare challenges in towns and cities with focus on urban poor.

The scheme will now be introduced as a sub-mission under the National Health Mission (NHM). The mission will be implemented in 779 cities and towns, each with a population of more than 50,000, and cover over 7.75 crore people.

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Publication Date: 
02/05/2013
Hindu (New Delhi)
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Health Care, Population, Poverty, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, Infant mortality, Maternal Health, North Eastern Ranges, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Children, Child Health, Immunisation, Health