New Delhi: The Centre is focused on providing healthcare that is preventive, curative, palliative and rehabilitative, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said on Saturday.
He was speaking after inaugurating the third “International Symposium on Health Technology Assessment (ISHTA 2025)” at Bharat Mandapam here.
Nadda emphasised the vision and commitment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in strengthening India’s healthcare system and ensuring accessible and affordable healthcare for all.
He highlighted the critical role of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in advancing evidence-based policymaking to build an efficient, equitable and high-quality health system, aligned with the goals of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
Nadda highlighted that the “government is focused on providing healthcare, which is preventive, curative, palliative and rehabilitative”.
He informed that the Centre has laid an emphasis on primary, secondary as well as tertiary healthcare. He noted that 22 state-of-the-art AIIMS have been established till now and there has been a substantial increase in the number MBBS and MD seats, along with a rise in the training of paramedic and nursing staff.
Nadda said the Union government will add 75,000 seats in the medical sector, with 30,000 seats already created last year.
The health minister noted that HTA India resource centres are spread over 19 states and these serve as an important mechanism for priority setting and have helped immensely in achieving various health goals, such as for tuberculosis (TB) detection, optimising healthcare costs and incorporating evidence-based data in national health programmes.
