Health is embedded in the growth story of development for all. A persistent challenge of Health System is ensuring skilled human resources. The Health services as it is called today, has a deep and penetrative network of hospitals and health centres accessible to every house in Goa. The Health Services takes each and every National and state Heath related programmes to the door step of the common man. It is essential step to move forward towards Universal Health coverage.

AYUSHMAN BHARAT is the Hon. Prime Minister’s Initiative to deliver comprehensive health care to each citizen of India. From Womb to Tomb, from a newborn to old age, from rural to urban is the quest of the DHS. Special focus groups like RMNCH+A delivers continuum of care through the five thematic areas of Reproductive, Maternal, New born, Child and Adolescent Health. In our quest for comprehensive care, Goa runs an unique program for testing all newborns in public health facilities for all inborn errors of metabolism. This initiative helps in reducing infant mortality.

With pride we say that our maternal health services have been strengthened and for this year the maternal deaths have reduced to 4 for a population of 15 lakh. Goa is the only state where institution deliveries are 98% a commendable achievement. Further under the JSSK Scheme a new mother and infant does not incur any out of pocket expenditure. The DHS strives to deliver not only curative health but through its Health and Wellness initiatives attempts to create a healthy society in Goa. The AYUSH program provides an important supportive and wellness role in Goa.

PMJAY ensures and provides health insurance to the needy to bridge the infrastructural and technical gap so that each individual could avail best of healthcare in public or private sector based on the health insurance ideology.