Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan: 18 lakh health camps
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What happened
- The campaign ran from 17 September to 2 October 2025: over 18 lakh camps, footfall of nearly 10 crore and over 6.5 crore women benefited [PIB].
- Over 37 lakh women were screened for breast cancer, 19 lakh for cervical cancer and 96 lakh for oral cancer; 1.51 crore for anaemia; 1.43 crore children vaccinated [PIB].
Background
- Screening also covered TB (85 lakh) and sickle cell disease (10.23 lakh) [PIB].
Why it matters
- Camps find cases; the follow-up treatment chain decides whether lives are saved.
How to use this in Mains
- As per PIB (2025-10-03): the campaign ran from 17 September to 2 October 2025: over 18 lakh camps, footfall of nearly 10 crore and over 6.5 crore women benefited.
- Camps find cases; the follow-up treatment chain decides whether lives are saved.
Quotable data pointOver 37 lakh women were screened for breast cancer, 19 lakh for cervical cancer and 96 lakh for oral cancer; 1.51 crore for anaemia; 1.43 crore children vaccinated.
PIB: MoHFW: Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan concludes, 3 Oct 2025
Exam angle
UPSC
Mains: women's health.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPSC
Health camps held
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB.
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Women screened for breast cancer
Answer (a) & explanation
PIB.
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Campaign period
Answer (a) & explanation
PIB.
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Official source: PIB: MoHFW: Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan concludes, 3 Oct 2025
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