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MoS Health Anupriya Patel Urges AIIMS Delhi to Lead Advanced Clinical Care and Guide Expanding Network
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News18•25-09-2026, 18:15
MoS Health Anupriya Patel Urges AIIMS Delhi to Lead Advanced Clinical Care and Guide Expanding Network
- •MoS Health Anupriya Patel called upon AIIMS Delhi to lead advanced clinical care, nurture healthcare professionals, and guide the expanding AIIMS network during its 71st Foundation Day celebrations.
- •Patel highlighted AIIMS Delhi's significant contributions since 1956 in redefining medical education, pioneering research, and delivering high-quality patient care, emphasizing its synonymity with clinical excellence and public trust.
- •She noted India's healthcare transformation, with the AIIMS network expanding to 23 institutions and medical colleges increasing from 387 to over 800 since 2014, aiming for 75,000 more medical seats.
- •Patel stressed the importance of balancing scientific advancement with the human touch in healthcare, asserting that technology should complement human clinical judgment, not replace it.
- •She urged AIIMS Delhi to leverage its intellectual capital for public health policy, community health, lifestyle management, and preventive medicine, aligning with the National Health Policy, 2017, and the goals of Ayushman Bharat and PM-JAY.
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Union Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel called upon AIIMS Delhi to lead advanced clinical care, nurture healthcare professionals, and guide the expanding AIIMS network across the country.
Since 2014, the number of medical colleges in India has increased from 387 to over 800, undergraduate medical seats have risen from 51,000 to nearly 1.3 lakh, and the network of AIIMS institutions has grown to 23.
The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) has successfully covered more than 62 crore beneficiaries, enhancing financial protection against medical treatment costs for poor and vulnerable families.
