Our Work.
Mobile Medical Unit
Almost A Million People Annually Benefits From Our Primary Health Care Services Completely Free Of Cost
We have been entrusted by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of West Bengal, to put up Mobile Medical camps in 22 Blocks of 7 districts in the state. The projects got initiated in the last week of January 2012. Every year almost one million people receive primary health care services including Reproductive and Child Health Care services, Curative Services, Diagnostic services and X-ray services through our mobile medical camps completely at free of cost.
Bridging Healthcare Gaps: Our Purpose and Urgency
Program Goal
Mobile Medical Clinic aims to bridge the gaps within the existing state sponsored medical facilities. It exists to provide basic medical care and diagnosis along with medicines completely free of cost.
Need for the Program
As per the data presented in the Statistical Yearbook India 2018, published by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the state’s primary and secondary healthcare systems both struggle with shortage of staff and inadequate infrastructure. According to the Rural Health Statistics (RHS) 2018, 10,357 male health workers are needed in the state, and the number of posts sanctioned by the government is 9,171, out of which only 2,848 are in position, leading to a shortfall of 7,509 workers. According to RHS 2018, only 125 positions are occupied out of total 1,392 specialists doctors required in Primary Health Centres (PHC) across the state, resulting in a total shortfall of 91%.
As the sub-centres, PHCs and CHCs battle with a shortage of staff, the ordinary people dependent on the public-funded healthcare system are forced to head to hospitals for even the most basic ailments. The free health-care facility provided by the government will not benefit the people as long as the infrastructure is not enough to help the people, who have to opt for paid healthcare.
Services Covered
Diagnostic Services
- Investigation facilities like TC, Dc, ESR, haemoglobin routine urine and stool test
- Smear for malaria and vaginal smear for trichomonas
Curative Services
- Free medical treatment of common diseases to all who visit the medical camp
- Minor surgeries and suturing
- Diagnosis and treatment for TB, Leprosy, Malaria, Kala-Azar, Iodine deficiency, RTI/STI, Adolescent Anaemia, Risky Pregnancy cases, Postpartum problems, Sick Neonates, Diarrhoea, Severe & Acute Malnourished (SAM) children and other locally endemic communicable diseases and non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and cataract cases etc.
- Eye check-ups
- Any complicated case when referred
Reproductive & Child Health Services
- Specialist doctors to attend mothers and children who are referred to our camp by the ANMs or other local health workers, or anyone who visits the camp seeking services related to the reproductive and child health including antenatal and postnatal check-up
- Medication for common childhood illness such as diarrhoea, ARI / pneumonia, etc.
- Nursing and counselling for RTI /STI
- Nursing and counselling of adolescent girls and women in the reproductive age group
- Sensitizing people on family planning through counselling
Radiology Facilities & Services
Portable/ fixed X-ray machine (100 MA) & accessories
| Project Inception Date | 2012 |
| Project supported by | Department of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of West Bengal |
| Project Area | Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Purulia, Bankura, Jhargram & Paschim Medinipur |
Milestones
Service provided during the FY 2018-19
| Covered Total Districts | 7 |
| Total Camps Held | 6991 |
| Average Patient per camp | 110 |
| RCH Services provide | 121218 |
| Curative Services provided | 110 |
| Diagnostic Services Provided | 81011 |
| X-ray Services Provided | 26046 |
| Family Planning Provided | 49195 |
