Health & Family Welfare Department, Gujarat

The Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Gujarat, is responsible for ensuring accessible, affordable, and quality healthcare services across the state. It manages a vast network of primary, secondary, and tertiary health facilities and implements national and state health programs. The department focuses on maternal and child health, disease control (malaria, TB, HIV), population stabilization, and health infrastructure development. It has pioneered quality initiatives like NABH/NABL/NQAS accreditation and launched schemes such as Chiranjeevi Yojana, Mukhyamantri Amrutam, and Bal Sakha Yojana.