India receives UN award for its Hypertension Control Initiative under NHM

India receives UN award for its Hypertension Control Initiative under NHM: The India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) has won the ‘2022 UN Interagency Task Force and WHO Special Programme on Primary Health Care Award’ at the UN General Assembly, held at New York in USA.

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Reason: For its initiative to control and prevent hypertension under the government’s National Health Mission.

This initiative was launched in 2017 and expanded in a phased manner to cover more than 130 districts across 23 states.

Health Minister: Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya

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