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Abbott in India, in collaboration with Americares India Foundation, has completed the upgradation of 216 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) to Health and Wellness Centres across 12 states since the programme started in 2022, reinforcing the company's commitment to advancing quality and affordable healthcare.

As a part of the scale-up, Abbott will upgrade more than 300 PHCs to Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) in India by 2026, potentially benefitting over 9 million people across 12 states. These include Maharashtra, Goa, Haryana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, and Jharkhand.

Ambati Venu, Vice President, Abbott India said, "...