Why in News?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inaugurated Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan on September 17, 2025, from Dhar, Madhya Pradesh.
 
Introduction

• Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17, 2025, running until October 2, 2025 (Gandhi Jayanti).
• Joint initiative by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Ministry of Women & Child Development (MoWCD).
• Largest health outreach campaign focusing on women and children with over 1 lakh health camps planned nationwide.
• Aligned with national priorities for inclusive development, nutrition, and women empowerment.

Objectives

• Strengthen preventive, promotive, and curative healthcare services for women, adolescent girls, and children.
• Early screening and treatment of conditions including anemia, hypertension, diabetes, cancer (breast and cervical), tuberculosis, and sickle cell disease.
• Promote maternal, child, and adolescent health via antenatal care, immunization, nutrition, menstrual hygiene, and mental health awareness.
• Encourage healthy lifestyles emphasizing obesity prevention, proper nutrition, and voluntary blood donation.
• Mobilize community participation for awareness and health service delivery.

Key Features

• Health camps organized at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, Community Health Centres, District Hospitals, and other government facilities.
• Active involvement of private hospitals, medical colleges, and central government institutions (AIIMS, ESIC, CGHS) for specialist services.
• Use of grassroots workers including ASHAs, Anganwadi workers, ANMs, self-help groups, panchayati raj institutions, and youth volunteers (MY Bharat initiative).
• Real-time monitoring through SASHAKT digital portal ensuring transparency and efficient implementation.
• Focus on tribal and rural areas with community-centric models like Jan Bhagidari Abhiyan.

Services Covered

• Comprehensive health screening for women’s specific health issues and non-communicable diseases.
• Maternal and child healthcare services including nutritional counseling, immunizations, and antenatal care support.
• Awareness campaigns on menstrual hygiene, mental health, and wellness.
• Promotion of blood donation drives addressing hemoglobinopathies and emergency health needs.

Implementation Strategy

• Nationwide deployment of health camps over two weeks with daily engagement in all government health facilities.
• Collaboration with private sector and specialists for outreach and service quality enhancement.
• Integration with ongoing government schemes like Mission Shakti and Poshan 2.0 ensures synergy in health and nutrition goals.
• Empowerment of women as primary health decision-makers within families to build healthier households and communities.

Expected Outcomes

• Reduction in maternal and child mortality and morbidity through early detection and prompt treatment.
• Increased health awareness leading to better lifestyle choices among women and families.
• Strengthened community health infrastructure and cadre of trained frontline health workers.

• Progress towards a healthier, empowered India with strong families as the foundation of society and nation-building.

This campaign epitomizes the government's commitment to "Healthy Women, Empowered Families", linking health with women's empowerment and national development goals.

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