With each wave of covid19, realization has dawned on the importance of strengthening the health infrastructure. This does not limit itself to strengthening secondary and tertiary hospitals alone. There is a pressing need to equip the Primary Health care Centres with certain key equipment of ICU facility. This will help the PHCs respond to any emergencies in the future. In addition to this, these centres will be a part of the Tele ICU concept, where the experts can provide their assistance to the remote medical officer at the PHC.

Karuna Trust has established 13 one bed ICUs in the following PHCs