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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which union Minister launches new initiatives on Universal Health Coverage Day?
A
Shri J P Nadda
B
Shri Arun jaitley
C
Shri Ramesh Gupta
D
Shri Vijay Singha
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is the Universal Health Insurance Scheme (UHIS)? In 2003, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the UHIS throughout the country to cover medical expenses of the poorest of the society.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare addresses the Western Region Dissemination Workshop of National Family Health Survey-5.

Detailed explanation-3: -Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is organizing a two days conclave commemorating the “Universal Coverage Day (UHC) 2022” on 10th and 11th December 2022 at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Universal Health Insurance Scheme was launched on a countrywide basis in July 2003 with an objective to provide health care to poorest section of the society. The scheme was open to BPL and Non-BPL families.

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