Since its inception in 2018 till August, 2023, Karnataka has treated 35 lakh women (55%) of the total 63.17 lakh beneficiaries under Ayushman Bharat Arogya Karnataka (AB-ArK) health scheme. This is the highest in the country and Karnataka has been presented with the Gender Equity in service delivery (among large States) award by the National Health Authority recently.
An analysis of data collated by Suvarna Arogya Suraksha Trust (SAST), the nodal agency that implements the State’s health schemes, revealed that caesarean delivery, conventional tubectomy, acute febrile illness, acute gastroenteritis with moderate dehydration and severe anaemia are the top five ailments/ procedures that women sought treatment for.
