New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on September 17 launch the ' Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan ' and the 8th ' Poshan Maah ', marking a historic step towards strengthening healthcare and nutrition services for women , adolescent girls, and children, the Union health ministry said on Sunday.

The initiative is being jointly led by the Union ministries of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Women and Child Development (MoWCD).

The MoHFW will anchor the delivery of preventive, promotive and curative health services through health camps and facilities nationwide, while the MoWCD will integrate 'Poshan Maah' activities with the campaign, mobilise women and adolescent girls through Anganwadi centres, and lead large-scale nutrition counselling and recipe demonstrations,

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