The ambitious National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), aimed at providing adequate and efficient urban public health delivery system for the urban poor, was launched here today.

Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad formally launched the nationwide scheme, saying it would cover 779 urban areas with over 50,000 population by March 2015 across the country. In Karnataka, it was launched at select cities, including Bangalore, Mangalore and Mysore, Ullal and Bagalkot.

The central government will share 80 per cent of the cost to implement the programme, Azad said. He said Primary Health Centres, sub-centres and referral units would be strengthened in urban areas and be manned by Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANMs).

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