Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs)

In February 2018, the Government of India's announced the creation of 1,50,000 Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) by transforming existing Sub Centres and Primary Health Centres as the base pillar of Ayushman Bharat. These centres would deliver Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) bringing healthcare closer to the homes of people covering both maternal and child health services and non-communicable diseases, including free essential drugs and diagnostic services.

Launch of Health & Wellness Centres Concept in U.T Chandigarh in F.Y 2018-19.The concept of Health & Wellness Centre is to provide a basket of comprehensive health services to the beneficiary. Keeping in view of the promotive, preventive and curative health care.

Comprehensive Primary Health Services to be provided:

• Care in Pregnancy and child birth
• Neonatal and Infant Health care services
• Childhood and Adolescent Health Care Services
• Family Planning, RCH services etc.
• Management of Communicable Diseases
• OPD services
• Screening, Prevention, Control and Management of NCDs          
• Care of common Eye in ENT problems
• Basic Oral Health Care
• Geriatric Health Care
• Screening and basic management of Mental Health Ailments
• Yoga services

List of Expanded Range of Services as per “Operational Guidelines of Comprehensive Primary Health Care

• Care in Pregnancy and child birth
• Neonatal and Infant Health care services
• Childhood and Adolescent Health Care Services
• Family Planning, Contraceptive services & other RCH services etc.
• Management of Communicable Diseases including NHM programmes
• Management of common Communicable Diseases and Outpatient care for acute simple illness and minor ailments.
• Screening, Prevention, Control and Management of NCDs          
• Care of common Ophthalmic and ENT problems
• Basic Oral Health Care
• Elderly and Palliative health care services
• Emergency Medical Services
• Screening and basic management of Mental Health Ailments

Conversion of 28 health facilities into HWCs committed 2018-19& 2019-20

Following 29 Health facilities converted with following services

1. Health and Wellness Centre, Dadu Majra, U.T., Chandigarh
2. Health and  Wellness Centre, Maulijagran, Chandigarh
3. Health and Wellness Center, Sector 8, Chandigarh
4. Health and Wellness Center, Sector 11, Chandigarh
5. Health and Wellness Center, Sector 19, Chandigarh
6. Health and Wellness Center, Sector 23, Chandigarh
7. Health and Wellness Center, Sector 26, Chandigarh
8. Health and Wellness Center, Sector 33, Chandigarh
9. Health and Wellness Center, Sector 35, Chandigarh
10. Health and Wellness Center, Sector 40, Chandigarh
11. Health and Wellness Center, Sector 42, Chandigarh
12. Health Wellness Centre Sector 38, Chandigarh
13. Health Wellness Centre, Sector 20, Chandigarh
14. Health and Wellness Center, Sector 49, Chandigarh(PGIMER)
15. Health and Wellness Center, Sector 50, Chandigarh(PGIMER)
16. Health and Wellness Center Modern Complex, Manimajra Chandigarh
17. Health and Wellness Center, , Industrial Area, Phase 1, Chandigarh (CITCO)
18. Health and Wellness Center Kaimbwala, Chandigarh
19. Health and Wellness Center, Ramdarbar, Chandigarh
20. Health and Wellness Center Hallomajra,  Chandigarh
21. Health and Wellness Center Kajheri, Chandigarh
22. Health and Wellness Center Maloya, Chandigarh
23. Health and Wellness Center Sarangpur, Chandigarh
24. Health and Wellness Centre, Milk Colony, Dhanas, Chandigarh
25. Health and Wellness Centre, NRC, Dhanas, Chandigarh
26. Health and Wellness Centre Behlana
27. Health and  Wellness Center Mauli Village, Chandigarh
28. Health and Wellness Center Daria, Chandigarh
29. Health and Wellness Center -EWS Maloya has to be functional and to be uploaded on HWC Portal shortly

Health and Wellness Center (AYUSH)

1. Health and Wellness Center, Sector 24, Chandigarh
2. Health and Wellness Center, Sector 28, Chandigarh
3. Health and Wellness Center, Sector 37, Chandigarh
4. Health and Wellness Center, Sector 27, U.T., Chandigarh
5. Health and Wellness Center, Sector 47, U.T., Chandigarh

All the HWCs are strengthened with:-

• MBBS Doctor
• Medical Officer-AYUSH
• Pharmacist
• LHV
• ANM
• Class IV/Ward Attendant
• Optional(Available at few HWCs)
• Dental Surgeon
• Lab Technician
• Malaria Worker

Service Delivery and Continuum of Care

• All the Medical Officers have been adequately trained for delivery of all components of comprehensive health Care to the beneficiaries.
• All Medical Officers of existing HWC have been trained for undertaking VIA technique for screening of Cervical Cancer.
• Population based NCD screening has been started at all HWCs.
• The LHVs/ANMs have been provided with 196 numbers of Tablets in order to undertake real time data capturing wherever applicable.
• All the HWCs are being interconnected with implementation of networking of all the health facilities.
• Computers along with peripherals have been procured for the HWCs – Installation under in process.
• Some of the HWCs have been identified as Pivot for facilitating the Diagnostic Services falling under its ambit.
• Two CB-NAAT machines are available at Health facility for conducting the presence of TB Bacteria & presence of resistance.
• One Mobile Van is also operational in UT, Chandigarh with CB-NAAT testing facility under RNTCP