Modi women’s health campaign: Marking his birthday with a nationwide public health push, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the ‘Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar’ (SNSP) Abhiyaan alongside the 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah, unveiling initiatives from Dhar, Madhya Pradesh.
Co-led by the Health Ministry and the Women & Child Development Ministry, Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar is billed as India’s largest health outreach for women and children. The campaign will organise over 10 lakh health camps between September 17 and October 2, 2025, spanning Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, CHCs, district hospitals and other government facilities.
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Services will focus on screening, early detection and treatment linkages for non-communicable diseases, anaemia, tuberculosis and sickle-cell disease, while strengthening antenatal care, immunisation, nutrition, menstrual hygiene, lifestyle and mental-health awareness.
At the Haryana launch, authorities also rolled out women’s health check-up camps, the next phase of the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan, and a Special Immunisation Drive. Symbolic activities included the Poshan Maah feeding ceremony and recognition of village sarpanches leading communities where girl birth rates exceed boys, a marker of improving gender balance. Ayushman cards were distributed to beneficiaries; Vay Vandana cards were issued to citizens over 70 under Ayushman Bharat–PMJAY; and cancer survivors were honoured as “Cancer Champions”.
Calling women’s health the cornerstone of family well-being, the Prime Minister said the campaign aims to ensure no woman is denied early diagnosis for conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, anaemia or cancer. He urged women, especially in tribal regions affected by sickle-cell disease, to avail free tests and medicines at the camps, adding that those needing further care can use Ayushman coverage.
Officials framed the initiative as a step toward the government’s “Insurance for All” and “Viksit Bharat 2047” vision in health, targeting reductions in maternal and infant mortality and expanding last-mile specialist access. Participating centres, from AIIMS, defence, and railway hospitals to ESIC, CGHS, and private facilities, will mobilise services in gynaecology, paediatrics, eye, ENT, dental, dermatology, and psychiatry, with ASHAs, ANMs, Anganwadi workers, SHGs, and youth volunteers driving community mobilisation.
With daily camps planned nationwide until October 2, authorities said the campaign’s scale, standardised protocols and integrated referral pathways are designed to convert screenings into treatment and close care gaps for women, adolescent girls and young children.
