Health Pavilion Opens at 45th India International Trade Fair

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has put its flagship programmes on public display at the 45th India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2026, which the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) is holding at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi from 14 to 27 November 2026. The Health Pavilion was opened on 14 November 2026 by Dr M. Srinivas, Member, NITI Aayog.

Who was present

Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava attended the opening, along with Dr Rajiv Bahl, Secretary of the Department of Health Research and Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, and Sunil Kumar Barnwal, Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Authority.

The theme

This year's pavilion carries the theme Yuva Bharat, Swasth Bharat. It is built around prevention rather than cure: healthy habits formed early, wider health awareness, and young people taking a hand in building a sturdier nation. Speaking at the opening, Dr Srinivas pointed to the growing weight of Non-Communicable Diseases and lifestyle-related illness, and argued that public awareness, early detection and timely treatment are what keep such diseases in check. He urged visitors, especially the young and their families, to use the pavilion to understand common health risks and the government services available to them.

How big it is

The pavilion gathers 24 national health programmes, programme divisions and participating organisations under one roof, shown through 39 stalls spread over 989 square metres on the ground floor of Hall Number 4 at Bharat Mandapam. Between them they cover primary healthcare, disease prevention and control, immunisation, maternal and child health, digital health, mental healthcare, food safety and organ donation.

What is on show

The flagship services being presented include Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana through the National Health Authority, eSanjeevani, the Universal Immunisation Programme, Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram, the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan and Tele-MANAS, besides several disease prevention and control programmes. Visitors can speak directly to officials of the programme divisions.

For the visitor

Rather than leaving the exhibits to speak for themselves, the Ministry has arranged live demonstrations of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, health awareness sessions, interactive activities and a separate children's zone, so that a family walking through the hall leaves with something practical. For the exam, the pegs are the edition of the fair, its organiser, the venue, the dates, the theme, the three counts of 24 programmes, 39 stalls and 989 square metres, and the fact that a NITI Aayog Member performed the opening.