The Women and Child Development Ministry has proposed a “health card” for women for their compulsory health check-up on a regular basis, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi said on Sunday.
“We are proposing a compulsory health card for women making five to six most vital tests compulsory,” Gandhi said during an event on International Mother’s Day. Gandhi put the onus of ensuring annual check-up of women on their husbands, saying it is often negligence on their part that aggravates the condition of a woman suffering from diseases like cancer.