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Time of India
12 hours ago
- Health
- Time of India
CMCH's in-house prosthetic limb unit offers new lease of life to amputees
Coimbatore: The in-house prosthetic limb manufacturing unit at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) is giving a new hope to people who lost their limbs due to accidents or diabetes. Since its establishment in 2020, the unit provided artificial limbs to 213 patients, including 102 trauma cases, 74 diabetic foot cases and 32 with peripheral vascular disease. Of the beneficiaries, 176 were men and 37 were women. Most of the recipients -- 66 patients -- belonged to the 51–60 age group. P Subash, 24, of Mettupalayam lost both his legs and hands due to electrocution in 2021. Thanks to the prosthetic unit, he is now able to walk independently and perform essential tasks with his hands. 'I can walk by myself, even descend steps at a 90-degree angle. I can drive an automatic car and take care of my basic needs,' he said. In May this year, a three-year-old boy from Sokkanur village near Kinathukadavu in Coimbatore district received a customised prosthetic leg after undergoing an above-knee amputation on his right leg due to a congenital condition. Established in 2020 without direct govt expenditure, the facility operates by recycling funds from the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY) and the Tamil Nadu chief minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (TNCMCHIS). by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với sàn môi giới tin cậy IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo It is the first such facility of its kind in Tamil Nadu and has eliminated the need for patients to travel to Chennai or rely on expensive private services. 'The unit continues to support disabled people by providing free, custom-made artificial arms and legs within the hospital premises under the ABPMJAY and TNCMCHIS schemes,' said Dr Vetrivelchezian, professor of orthopaedics. 'As per protocol, patients who lost their limbs are admitted to orthopaedic ward under our team. Ten beds are exclusively reserved for such patients,' he said. 'The fabrication of artificial limbs is carried out by the orthotist, gait training is provided by the physiotherapist, and occupational counselling is offered by the occupational therapist. A psychiatrist counsels patients to help improve their mental resilience, enabling them to stand on their own and use the artificial limbs independently,' he added.
Mint
23-04-2025
- Health
- Mint
Delhi reached out to private hospitals to join Centre's PMJAY health insurance scheme
New Delhi: The Delhi government is gearing up to implement the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PMJAY) and is onboarding large corporate hospitals to help reach the Centre's free health insurance scheme to more than 654,000 families. However, big corporate hospitals have raised concerns over delayed payments and low package rates. The National Health Authority, which is the implementing agency for the scheme is training state health authority officials and doctors on the scheme's modalities. The Delhi government has allocated ₹ 2,144 crore for PMJAY, which is the world's largest health assurance scheme, benefiting the poor as well as over-70s. 'NHA informed that it has started handholding Delhi government to implement the scheme. It has started the training of the State Health Authority, sensitizing hospitals, officials etc to onboard the scheme,' said an official familiar with the matter requesting anonymity. The official said the Delhi government is aware of the concerns raised by private hospitals and discussions are on. Dr Girdhar Gyani, Director General, Association of Healthcare Providers said, 'Delhi government had earlier had its own scheme. The government had earlier issued an order that all those empaneled with the Delhi government schemes are deemed to be empaneled unless they certify that they are not interested. Those bigger hospitals who are not part of the Delhi government scheme had a meeting a few days back to discuss the key concerns regarding the scheme implementation.' 'The main issue is that hospitals are concerned about timely release of funds within one month. We have to understand that treatment package rates are low and if cash flow is not good, it would be difficult for them. Private hospitals are planning to meet the Delhi government to discuss the matter,' he said. Major private hospital chains are not fully participating in the Ayushman Bharat scheme, primarily due to the inadequate pricing structure. The scheme's reimbursements fail to cover the genuine costs incurred by large hospitals, and these rates have not been adjusted for inflation, said on the corporate hospitals requesting anonymity. Dr. Narin Sehgal, Sehgal, Medical Director, Sehgal Neo Hospital and Secretary Delhi Chapter AHPI said the basic problem with PMJAY is payments to the hospitals are very low. 'The smaller hospitals will be able to take the PMJAY willingly, but bigger corporate have been urging to modify the rates. PMJAY is very good scheme. But, hospitals like Max, Fortis and Apollo may consider the scheme if government consider their requests. We are in touch with the Delhi government to discuss PMJAY implementation in the city," Dr Sehgal. Notably, Delhi has become the 35th state/UT to implement the PMJAY scheme. It is estimated that around three million poor and another 600,000 senior citizens will be the eligible beneficiaries, making a total about 3.6 million people in Delhi. A senior Delhi government official aware of the matter said there is no shortage of funds and the government is in continuous talks with the bigger hospitals to onboard them on PMJAY. 'We have held several meetings with the big corporate hospitals to discuss the scheme implementation. We are listening to their concerns and we are hopeful that we will join us,' the official said. A representative of Apollo Hospital said they are awaiting directions from the Delhi government. Queries sent to the Delhi government, health ministry, Max Hospital, Fortis ands Apollo spokesperson remained. First Published: 23 Apr 2025, 10:11 PM IST
Hans India
21-04-2025
- Health
- Hans India
Affordable, quality healthcare priority of central government: JP Nadda
Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Monday said that providing affordable and quality healthcare to every poor person in the country is a priority of the central government and the two pillars of Ayushman Bharat initiative – Ayushman Arogya Mandir and AB PMJAY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana) — are a result of a very well-thought process. Addressing the gathering during an event in the national capital, the minister highlighted that the government's expenditure on healthcare has increased from 29 per cent in 2014 to 48 per cent today, leading to decline in out-of-pocket expenditure of people. He stated that screening of communicable and non-communicable diseases in Ayushman Arogya Mandir and expanding the package of services being provided there has helped in providing preventive and promotive healthcare and addressing the growing concern of lifestyle diseases. 'Health facilities are being encouraged to undertake self-assessment under the Indian Public Health Standards 2022 and National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS)', Nadda stated. The Union Health Minister also highlighted the need for enhancing capacity of health administrators to ensure timely and effective decision making, working on the program implementation plans, enhancing the capacity of ASHA workers and community health workers, strengthening and institutionalising the hub-and-spoke model of digital health intervention and monitoring and assessment of health impacts. Nadda urged the young officers to have an impact survey done of the benefits that have accrued from the programmes of the Health Ministry at the ground level. Speaking on the occasion, Dr V.K. Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog stated that the underlying motivation behind today's paradigm for health is achieving the goal of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) to ensure that every citizen has access to quality healthcare without financial hardship. He stated that health coverage today not only entails curative treatment but also promotive, preventive, palliative, rehabilitative and therapeutic. 'As many as 90 per cent of essential interventions for UHC can be delivered through primary healthcare systems' and 'an estimated 75 per cent of projected health gains under the SDGs can be achieved through primary healthcare system,' Paul added. He highlighted that countries with strong primary healthcare have higher life expectancy, better health outcomes, lower medication use and overall lower medical costs. Dr Paul highlighted that thanks to AB PMJAY, hospitalisation rates in India has increased by 40 per cent.
