Centres (AB-HWCs) across the country.Aiming at providing Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) services to the communities closer to their homes, 1.5 lakh AB-HWCs are to be established by December 2022, the union health ministry said on Friday. “With more than 50,000 having been established, one third of the target has been met.
This has led to improved access to affordable primary healthcare services for more than 25 crore people," said Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare.The 50,025 operational AB-HWCs spread across 678 districts include 27,890 Sub Health Centres, 18,536 Primary Health Centres and 3,599 Urban Primary Health Centres.