Mobile clinics to start in nine districts in MP

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Bhopal, Aug 13: New mobile clinics would start functioning in 40 tribal blocks of nine tribal-dominated districts in Madhya from August 15, Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Ajay Vishnoi has said.

''Mobile clinics started earlier in 11 tribal districts are functioning successfully. The activities of these mobile clinics would be monitored from the state capital through the global positioning system (GPS). Besides, IEC activities would be carried out through these mobile clinics,'' said Mr Vishnoi, as per an official release here.

Mr Vishnoi said mobile clinics were being started with the objective to providing better health services to the members of scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) communities residing in remote areas.

Besides, quality health services would be ensured to people living below poverty line of other categories through these mobile clinics.

A total of 6.50 lakh patients were examined and given treatment through Deendayal mobile hospitals launched in the state last year.

New mobile clinics would be started in Jhabua, Khargone, Dhar, Ratlam, Mandla, Dindori, Anuppur, Seoni and Barwani districts.

Mr Vishnoi said 75 patients are being treated daily by each mobile health clinic. The mobile clinics would also provide information about various health-related schemes and family planning methods besides medical treatment.

Activities like collection of blood and sputum samples to examine malaria and TB besides medicine distribution, vaccination and examination before and after delivery etc would also be carried out by these new mobile units.

Patients would be referred to government hospitals by these mobile health clinics. These clinics would also render its services during natural calamities and fairs in the selected blocks as per the directives of CMHO, the release added.

UNI

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