The Chhattisgarh authorities has organised 10,000 well being camps for slum dwellers below the Mukhyamantri Slum Swasthya Yojana, as part of which cellular medical items present door-to-door testing and remedy services, the federal government has said in a press launch. Greater than 5 lakh folks have been benefitted from the scheme to date.
The scheme was launched by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel within the presence of senior Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on November 1 final 12 months.
Below the scheme, 60 cellular medical items, comprising medical doctors and different medical technicians, are visiting all of the 14 municipal firms of the state and establishing camps in about 1,600 slums, the press launch said. The medical groups additionally comprise pharmacists, lab technicians and nurses.
As part of the scheme, medicines are being distributed and 41 kinds of assessments are being performed totally free. In addition to tools to hold out all routine medical examinations, the cellular items additionally carry ECG machines and oxygen cylinders.
In addition to offering remedy, the cellular medical items throughout the state have administered Covid-19 vaccine doses to 48,000 folks.
The scheme is operated by the City Administration and Growth Division, by means of the City Public Service Society constituted on the district stage.
There may be additionally a grievance redressal mechanism as folks can lodge complaints by dialing a toll free quantity (1100).
Furthermore, the federal government has launched particular medical cellular items for ladies referred to as ‘Dai-Didi clinics’ within the cities of Raipur, Bilaspur and Bhilai on November 19 final 12 months. A complete of seven,958 ladies in Raipur, 9,802 in Bhillai and 11,858 in Bilaspur have availed remedy in these clinics, which comprise ladies medical doctors, nurses and pharmacists.
