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Delhi Unveils Organ Donation Portal, TB Tools and New CATS Ambulances in Health Drive

Officials say the rollout targets faster care with greater transparency.

Overview

  • Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched the capital’s first online organ donation portal with SOTTO support, following an eye-donation site that has received 1,222 forms.
  • Eleven CATS ambulances were flagged off, taking the operational fleet to 277, with 53 more expected by October and a stated goal of scaling to 1,000.
  • To accelerate tuberculosis detection and treatment, the government deployed 40 TrueNat machines, 10 PathoDetect units and 27 handheld X-ray devices across Delhi.
  • A District Early Intervention Centre opened at Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya to provide early screening and care for children with developmental challenges.
  • Officials highlighted broader system changes, including 1,300 nurse appointments, centralized transparent medicine procurement, doubled dialysis capacity to 300 machines and 168 Arogya Mandirs opened in 167 days.