An Initiative of
"Mobile Health Clinics are the best solution, as recommended by the National Rural Health Mission"
OUR MISSION
"To deliver quality free primary healthcare at the doorsteps of the rural poor by operating 1000 Mobile Medical Clinics in India."
NEED
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There is a lack of adequate primary health facilities for poor people in rural areas.
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Mobile Health Clinicsare the best solution, as recommended by the National Rural Health Mission.
THE PROBLEM
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Rural Health Centers are critically short of trained medical personnel.
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6.8% PHCs do not have doctor.35.80% PHCs do not have Lab Technicians.
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16% PHCs do not have a Pharmacist.
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80% graduate doctors live in urban areas, serving only 28% of the population.
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24,918 PHCs serving only a population of 620 million people.
Ref: MoHFW, NHM, Rural Health Statistics 2019-20 / KPMG OPPI Report on healthcare access initiatives, August 2016.
WHY RURAL HEALTHCARE?
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830 million people living in 6,36,000 villages.
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Preventable and curable diseases dominate the morbidity pattern:
diarrhea, measles and typhoid. -
66% of rural Indians do not have access to critical medicine.
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Shortfall of 8,405 PHCs.
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31% of the population travels more than 30 km seeking healthcare in rural India.
SOURCE - “Healthcare in Rural India” by Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Suma Prashant, Sameer Sawarkar (IITM - Chennai)/ MoHFW, NHM, Rural Health
Statistics 2019-20 /Census India 2011
THE MANPOWER CHALLENGE
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Approximately 6.8% PHC do not have a doctor.
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Approximately 35.80% PHCs do not have a lab technician.
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Approximately 16% PHCs do not have a pharmacist
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Out of the sanctioned posts:
• About 78.9% of surgeons,
• 69.7% of obstetricians and gynaecologists,
• 78.2% of physicians and
• 78.2% of paediatricians were found to be vacant.
SOURCE: MoHFW, NHM, Rural Health Statistics 2019-20 / KPMG OPPI Report on Healthcare access initiatives, August 2016.
The Mobile 1000 Mobile Medical Clinics deliver primary healthcare according to the
ADCR formula (A: Awareness, D: Diagnosis, C: Cure, and R: Referral).
FOUR IMPLEMENTATION PILLARS
Diagnostics
Stethoscope
Pulse
oxymeter
Blood Pressure Machine
Malaria
kit
Nebulizer
Dengue
kit
Torch
Hepatitis
kit
Magnifying Glass
Typhoid
kit
Weighing Scale
Cotton swabs, bandage, gloves, masks, handsanitizer etc
Medicines
Antibiotics
Anti-pyretics
Anti-malarial
Painkillers /Antiinflammatory
Nutritional
supplements
Anti-diarrheals
Multi-vitamins
Oral antidiabetics
Anti-spasmodics
Skin medicines
Antihypertensive
Anti-asthmatic
Anti-allergic
medicine
Antihelminthics
Anti-emetics
Cough/cold
medicines
Anti-fungal
Antacids
HARDWARE: PATIENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
SOFTWARE (MANPOWER)
TRACK AND TRACE
Community
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The presence of a person from within the community location gives the Mobile 1000 programme a competitive advantage in terms of outreach and mobilization of communities.
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Not only does it help mobilize more people, but also helps expand programme outreach.
BENEFITS OF MOBILE 1000 PROGRAMME
“Delivering excellence in primary health at
doorstep through Mobile Medical Clinics”
TESTIMONIALS
Ganga, Kota
Age: 15
Location: Kota, Bilaspur, Chattisgarh
Diagnosis: Lichen Planus
Sponsor: The Hans Foundation (THF)
Lichen Planus is a condition that can cause swelling and irritation in the skin, hair, nails and mucous membranes. On the skin, lichen planus usually appears as purplish, itchy, flat bumps that develop over several weeks. In the mouth, vagina and other areas covered by a mucous membrane, lichen planus forms lacy white patches, sometimes with painful sores.
Ganga, a resident of Anme village in Kota, was suffering from the same in her skin all over her body. She complained of hair loss and painful sores in her mouth. After the first diagnosis at the Wockhardt Foundation- THF Mobile Medical Unit in Kota, she was given free of cost medication and counselling. Her condition is monitored regularly by the doctor and is presently under control.
Rasathie, Karur
Age: 64
Location: Karvazhi, Karur, Tamil Nadu
Diagnosis: Fatigue & General Weakness, Hypertension
Sponsor: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
64 years old Mrs. Rosathie has been visiting the Wockhardt Foundation- BPCL Mobile Medical van for the past 3 months regularly. She is suffering from Hypertension and General fatigue. Financial and social constraints have always hindered her attempts to avail quality health care check-up at private health care institutions.
Ever since the van was introduced in her village, the patient has never missed a visit. Her health has improved significantly due to regular free of cost diagnosis, medication and counselling provided by the van Doctor and his team. She thanks the MMU team for their effort and hopes this noble initiative continues.
Janki Devi, Pithoragarh
Location: Bhagichora, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
Diagnosis: Lower Limb Dermatitis
Sponsor: The Hans Foundation (THF)
Janki devi, a resident of Bhagichora village in Pithoragarh, has been suffering from dermatitis since four years now with no visible improvement despite taking several treatments from traditional quacks. She had initially visited the local primary health center, but the center gradually became non-functional and she had to discontinue her visits. As a result, the infection was never cured.
After visiting the Wockhardt Foundation- THF Mobile Medical Unit in Pithoragarh, she followed the free of cost course of medicines and treatment on a regular basis and the infection is healing with time. She now visits the van for all minor to major ailments when in need and refers the services of the van to family and friends.
Dattaram
The beneficiary has been visiting the MMU for three months. He suffers from eye irritation, common cold, and leg cramps. He was diagnosed with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) due to which he suffered from continuous reflux/ acidity, sour vomitus, burning sensations in the chest. He also has leg cramps since many years now due to which he cannot walk much and has problems in sitting. The reason why he has been a beneficiary of the MMU is because he is getting the most required health care from the Van. He mentions that his health has improved after taking the services from the van. Not just him, but his other family members too are happy benefitting from the services of the van which saves not just medical expenses but also travelling expenses to the block public healthcare centres and other hospitals. The patient has been advised to avoid sun exposure, consume plenty of water, decrease salt consumption, and consume warm water before bed and maintain regular medication.
