{"id":91522,"date":"2026-03-07T17:53:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T12:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=91522"},"modified":"2026-03-07T17:53:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T12:23:54","slug":"indias-transformation-into-a-global-health-powerhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indias-transformation-into-a-global-health-powerhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Transformation into a Global Health Powerhouse, Key Achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s healthcare sector has witnessed a major transformation in the past few decades. From struggling with infectious diseases and limited health infrastructure, the country has now emerged as an important contributor to global healthcare.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, India is widely recognised for its affordable medicines, strong pharmaceutical industry, and expanding healthcare delivery system.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Major Government Initiatives Driving India\u2019s Transformation into a Global Health Powerhouse<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government initiatives aimed at universal health coverage, affordable medicines, digital health systems, and stronger medical infrastructure have improved healthcare access within the country while also strengthening India\u2019s global health role. Key government initiatives are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Universal Health Coverage<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s journey towards becoming a global health powerhouse is strongly linked with its effort to provide universal health coverage. The flagship scheme <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/performance-of-ayushman-bharat-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Ayushman Bharat<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aims to ensure affordable healthcare for all citizens, especially vulnerable sections of society. Its four major components include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>AB-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the world\u2019s largest publicly funded health assurance scheme.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ayushman Arogya Mandir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for upgrading sub health centres and primary health centres.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; the largest pan-India scheme for strengthening healthcare infrastructure across the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which forms the backbone for a citizen centric interoperable digital health ecosystem.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>AB-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY)<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pradhan-mantri-jan-arogya-yojana\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana<\/a><\/strong> (PM-JAY) was launched in September, 2018, to achieve universal health care.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides healthcare coverage up to Rs. 5 lakhs per year for secondary and tertiary care services and hospitalisation to enrolled socio-economically deprived families and to all senior citizens above 70 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scheme enables cashless treatment at empanelled government and private hospitals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is considered the world\u2019s largest publicly funded health insurance programme.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scheme is aimed at the bottom 40% of the Indian population, covering 120 million people, with over 434 million Ayushman cards already made.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scheme has helped reduce the healthcare expenditure of families by increasing government spending on health insurance. The savings for families was over Rs. 1.25 lakh crore.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana has been raised to Rs. 9,500 crore in Budget Estimates 2026\u201327, up by Rs. 500 crore or 5.56% over the Revised Estimates of Financial Year 2025\u201326. This increase aims to expand beneficiary coverage, improve service quality, and strengthen hospital networks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Ayushman Arogya Mandirs\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A strong primary healthcare system is essential for improving health outcomes. Under the Ayushman Bharat programme, Ayushman Arogya Mandirs have been established to provide healthcare services close to communities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 1.8 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs have been established across the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These centres provide preventive, promotive and basic healthcare services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teleconsultation facilities help patients connect with doctors remotely.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These centres also conduct screenings for diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This network has significantly improved healthcare access in rural, tribal and aspirational districts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM)<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To further strengthen healthcare systems, the government launched the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM). Key objectives include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building block public health units and integrated public health laboratories.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developing critical care hospital blocks in district hospitals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengthening pandemic preparedness and disease surveillance systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expanding healthcare infrastructure from the village level to the national level.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These measures aim to create a resilient and responsive healthcare system.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ayushman Bharat also supports the creation of a robust digital public infrastructure through the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ayushman-bharat-digital-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission<\/a><\/strong> (ABDM).<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) aims to build a digital health ecosystem where citizens can access healthcare services easily.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beneficiaries are assigned a unique health identification number, under the Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) system, enabling their medical records to be securely stored and accessed online through a \u201cdigital health locker\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through an app, users can also connect with registered healthcare professionals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verified healthcare professionals can treat patients remotely through teleconsultations and review digital health records. This digital ecosystem enables last-mile health coverage.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Integration of Technology in Healthcare<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is increasingly using modern technologies to improve healthcare services.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Use of Artificial Intelligence\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the AI Summit 2026 in New Delhi, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the <\/span><b>Strategy for AI in Healthcare for India (SAHI)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>first nation in the South-Eastern region to do so.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The strategy encourages innovation and rapid increase in the application of AI in healthcare, while emphasising ethical use and conduct.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Examples of AI Applications<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Eka Doc<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Helps doctors in triaging patients, searching treatment protocols, and summarising patient records. It has assisted over 1 million patients.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sunoh.AI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Uses voice technology to help doctors quickly create electronic prescriptions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Adverse Outcome Prediction Too<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">l: Uses predictive analytics to identify TB patients at risk of treatment failure, helping reduce adverse outcomes by around 27%.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>MadhuNetrAI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Allows health workers to take retinal images, which AI analyses to identify diabetes-related eye disease, helping prioritise urgent treatment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>i-DRONE Initiative<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launched in 2021 by the Indian Council of Medical Research to use drones for delivering vaccines and medical supplies to remote areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First implemented in Manipur and Nagaland. Later it was expanded to other regions. Drones are now being used for high-altitude medical deliveries in Himachal Pradesh, TB sample transport in Telangana, pathology sample transfers in Karnataka, and blood transport trials in Delhi NCR.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aims to improve last-mile healthcare delivery, reduce transport time, and strengthen medical logistics in difficult terrains.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>National Health Mission\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Health Mission was launched in 2013 by the Government of India to strengthen the public healthcare system, especially in rural and urban areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It integrates two major programmes: National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/national-health-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Urban Health Mission<\/a><\/strong> (NUHM).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mission focuses on improving maternal health, child health, immunisation, and disease control, while strengthening health infrastructure and human resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also supports programmes such as the Universal Immunisation Programme, disease control initiatives, and community healthcare services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ASHA workers play a key role in delivering healthcare services at the grassroots level.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Universal Immunisation Programme,<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Universal Immunisation Programme was launched in 1985 by the Government of India to provide free vaccines to children and pregnant women.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the largest public health programs targeting close of 26.7 million newborns and 29 million pregnant women annually free of cost.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the Universal Immunisation Programme, the government provides 11 vaccines to protect children and pregnant women from several life-threatening diseases. These include Hepatitis B Vaccine, Oral Polio Vaccine, Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccine for tuberculosis, Injectable Polio Vaccine, Pentavalent Vaccine, Rotavirus Vaccine, Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, Measles &amp; Rubella Vaccine, Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus Vaccine, Tetanus &amp; Adult Diphtheria Vaccine, and Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These vaccines are provided free of cost through government health centres to reduce child mortality and prevent the spread of infectious diseases.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Mission Indradhanush<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launched in 2014 by the Government of India to increase full immunisation coverage among children and pregnant women.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mission focuses on children who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated under the Universal Immunisation Programme.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to protect children from seven vaccine-preventable diseases such as diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles, and hepatitis B.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Special attention is given to remote, tribal, urban slum, and hard-to-reach areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>HPV Vaccination Programme<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launched by the Government of India on 28 February 2026 to prevent Cervical Cancer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The programme provides the Gardasil-4, a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/world-health-organisation\/\" target=\"_blank\">WHO<\/a><\/strong>-prequalified single-dose vaccine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Targets adolescent girls aged 14 years, with vaccination provided free of cost at government health facilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protects against HPV types 16 and 18 (major causes of cervical cancer) and types 6 and 11.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around 11.5 million girls are currently eligible for vaccination.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Implemented as a 90-day nationwide campaign, after which it will continue under routine immunisation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this initiative, India joined more than 160 countries implementing HPV vaccination programmes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Achievements of National Health Mission<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>COVID-19<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Over 2.2 billion vaccine doses administered nationwide<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maternal Health<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Maternal Mortality Ratio declined by 83% since 1990, surpassing the global decline of 45%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Child Health<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Under-5 Mortality Rate reduced by 75% since 1990, higher than the global reduction of 60%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tuberculosis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: TB incidence reduced from 237 per 1,00,000 population in 2015 to 195 in 2023; over 940,000 TB patients supported by 156,000 Ni-kshay Mitra volunteers under the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Measles-Rubella<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 97.98% vaccination coverage achieved under the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0; over 347.7 million children vaccinated\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sickle Cell Anaemia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Over 26.1 million individuals screened in tribal areas under the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Dialysis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Over 220,000 patients have availed dialysis services and over 2.5 million hemodialysis sessions held under the scheme (as on June 30, 2024).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tobacco Control<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 17.3% reduction in tobacco use over the past decade<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Affordable Medicines<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improving access to affordable medicines is another key aspect of India\u2019s health policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launched to provide quality generic medicines at affordable prices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medicines are sold through around 17,990 Janaushadhi Kendras across India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 2,000 medicines and 315 surgical products are available.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prices are 50-90% cheaper than market rates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medicines cover diseases like cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and diabetes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scheme has helped people save about \u20b930,000 crore in the last decade.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launched to support tertiary healthcare by providing affordable medicines and medical implants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AMRIT Pharmacies supply branded, branded-generic, and generic medicines, along with surgical items and implants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around 255 AMRIT pharmacies are currently operating in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government plans to expand the network to 500 outlets across the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>India as the \u201cPharmacy of the World\u201d<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s pharmaceutical industry has become a major pillar of global healthcare.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has the <\/span><b>3rd largest pharmaceutical industry in the world by volume <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>supplies around 20% of global generic medicines, exporting to about 200 countries.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India provid<\/span><b>es over 70% of global anti-retroviral medicines,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> strengthening health security for many countries in the Global South.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>India is a major global vaccine supplier, providing 55\u201360% of vaccines procured by UNICEF<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a large share of DPT, BCG, and measles vaccines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>During the COVID-19 pandemic, India developed indigenous vaccines such as Covaxin and Covishield, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">showing strong research and manufacturing capacity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>India\u2019s bio-economy grew 13 times from $10 billion in 2014 to $165.7 billion in 2024<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is projected to reach $300 billion by 2030.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Biopharma SHAKTI initiative (Union Budget 2026-27) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aims to strengthen biologics and biosimilars manufacturing, develop 1,000+ clinical trial sites, and expand pharmaceutical education through new NIPER institutes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>National Biopharma Mission (launched in 2017)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> supports biotechnology innovation, with 101 projects, 150+ organisations, and over 1,000 jobs created.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major innovations include <\/span><b>India\u2019s first indigenous MRI scanner, biosimilar of Liraglutide for Type-2 diabetes, and ZyCoV-D, the world\u2019s first DNA-based COVID-19 vaccine.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Health Education Expansion in India\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Government of India is expanding medical education to meet the rising demand for healthcare services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are now <\/span><b>23 publicly funded All India Institute of Medical Sciences institutes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including the <\/span><b>first AIIMS in the Northeast at Assam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has <\/span><b>2,045 medical colleges, including 780 allopathy, 323 dental, and 942 AYUSH institutions.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>MBBS seats increased by 130%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, from 51,348 to 118,190 in the last 11 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Postgraduate medical seats increased by 138%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, from 31,185 to 74,306.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These steps aim to improve access to quality medical education and strengthen India\u2019s healthcare 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