Irked over the turning of health wellness centres (HWC) into Aam Aadmi Clinics, the Centre has threatened Punjab that central funding for National Health Mission (NHM) would be stopped.
The Union Health Ministry has launched a nationwide mass drug administration (MDA) campaign aimed at ending filariasis disease transmission through door-to-door administration of anti-filarial drugs, especially in 10 affected states.
Dr Mandaviya said that learning from the wide experience of the country in elimination of other diseases, we have come up with a renewed five-pronged strategy for elimination of LF.