India, Feb. 23 -- The Maharashtra Public Health department will roll out the 'Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC)' training programme across the state from next month, aiming to strengthen grassroots healthcare, reduce disease burden and ease pressure on secondary and tertiary hospitals, said health officials.

The CPHC focuses on disease prevention, early detection, continuity of care and effective referral systems, helping lower healthcare costs for both the system and patients. Under the initiative, all healthcare workers - from ASHA workers at the village level to medical officers and doctors - will be trained in a phased manner.

The first state-level CPHC workshop was organised in Pune on February 20, bringing together around 4...