Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme

Why is in news? A total of 17.27 lakh beneficiaries availed dialysis services till 31st December 2022

Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP) launched in 2016-17 ensures availability of dialysis services free of cost to Below Poverty Line (BPL) beneficiaries at the district hospitals in the country.

PMNDP is under the National Health Mission (NHM) in PPP (Public-Private Partnership) model.

National Health Mission (NHM) supports States/UTs in implementation of Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis services under PMNDP based on the gap assessment done by the State/UTs through the annual Programme Implementation Plans (PIP).

A total of 17.27 lakh beneficiaries have availed dialysis services till 31st December 2022.

The Program has been implemented in all the 36 States/UTs in 641 districts at 1350 dialysis centres by deploying 8871 haemodialysis machines as on 31st December 2022.

The Government of India has issued suitable directions to the states/UTs to expand coverage of PMNDP in all the districts of the country.

With the objective to ensure accessibility and portability under One Nation-One Dialysis concept, National PMNDP portal was launched on 5th May 2022 and is operational across the states for registration of dialysis patients using Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) ID.

Dialysis:

Dialysis is a treatment that does some of the things done by healthy kidneys. It is needed when one develops an end-stage kidney failure.

Dialysis maintains balance of body by:

Removing waste, salt and extra water to prevent them from building up in the body.

Keeping a safe level of certain chemicals in your blood, such as potassium, sodium and bicarbonate.

Helping to control blood pressure.