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The TDP-led NDA authorities successful Andhra Pradesh has made Targeted Imaging for Fetal Anomalies (TIFFA) scanning facilities disposable successful 7 secondary hospitals, arsenic portion of maternal and kid healthcare initiatives, said Minister for Health, Family Welfare, and Medical Education Satya Kumar Yadav connected Monday (December 22, 2025).
The scanning installation has travel up astatine the country hospitals successful Narsipatnam, Tuni, and Nandigama and the Mother and Child Hospital successful Ongole and the territory hospitals successful Parvathipuram, Tenali, and Anakapalli, the Minister said, adding that the section is astatine contiguous reviewing these services and that the afloat scope of services would beryllium disposable to large women from January 1, 2026.
Until now, TIFFA scanning facilities were disposable lone successful authorities teaching hospitals, which forced women to question agelong distances, portion the aforesaid scan tin outgo betwixt ₹3,000 and ₹4,000 successful backstage hospitals.
The Minister said that each TIFFA scanning portion costs ₹30.48 lakh, and a full of ₹2.13 crore has been spent for each 7 units. The installation of these units successful hospitals of North Andhra volition assistance amended entree to precocious healthcare successful tribal areas, helium added.
