<span style="color: #222222;">Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar today said, relentless efforts of the Central Government have resulted in the launching of various nationwide programs for prevention, control and eradication of communicable and non-communicable diseases.<br />'' <br />'' Dr Pawar said, there is a  great responsibility on her ministry to achieve the Prime Minister's dream of achieving affordable, accessible, safe and modern healthcare in the country. Addressing the Annual FICCI Healthcare Excellence Awards Ceremony, the Minister highlighted that in working towards the goal of achieving universal health coverage, the government launched the world's largest public-funded healthcare program, the Ayushman Bharat Mission. She said that the scheme has been expanded to include the Digital Health Mission that aims to converge the various components of healthcare ecosystem on one platform for seamless integration and better healthcare outcomes.<br />''<br />''Dr Pawar informed that the government has also launched numerous financial support schemes over the past couple of years for creating the appropriate environment for growth as well as augmenting public-private infrastructure of hospitals, public-funded labs across the country. The minister said, the National Medical Commission and the Paramedics Council have been key achievements in the field of medical education.</span>