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=> Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated 5000 new health sub-centres, 15 BSL-2 laboratories and mother-newborn tracking app (Mantra) 'MaNTrA' at his official residence.

Key Points:

=> On this occasion, he honored the ANMs for providing excellent services in maternal health and immunization services by presenting them with a citation.

• These include ANMs working in different districts.

=> With the launch of these 5000 new centers, 15 BSL-2 laboratories and mother-newborn tracking app 'MaNTrA', quality health facilities will be available to the citizens.

=> These health sub-centres will be able to provide better health services to the people in the areas deprived of health facilities and backward districts.

=> A health sub-centre is set up to provide facilities to a population of 5,000. These sub-centres are being set up in large numbers in aspirational and other backward districts.

=> These 5,000 health sub-centres will provide health facilities to 2.5 to 3 crore people in a year.

=> These sub-centres will enable women and children as well as people of other age groups to get health facilities closer to their homes.

=> These health sub-centres will have a special role in the vaccination of children.

By: ASRAF UDDIN AHMED