He had envisaged that the people living in slums should be treated at their own homes. So far, more than 31 lakh people have been treated by the medical team of Mobile Medical Unit by reaching the slum settlements through Mukhyamantri Shahari Slum Health Scheme implemented with the same objective. Under the scheme, doctors, paramedical teams, 120 mobile medical units equipped with medical equipment and medicines are now providing health facilities to the people in the slums of the urban areas of the entire state. Through this scheme, so far 6 lakh 74 thousand 121 patients have been provided with the facility of pathology test and free medicines have been given to more than 26 lakh 10 thousand 277 patients. Two lakh 52 thousand 263 workers are also among the patients benefited under the scheme. Under the Chief Minister’s Urban Slum Health Scheme, run by the Urban Administration and Development Department of the Government of Chhattisgarh, so far 38 thousand 990 camps have been organized in the slums of 169 urban bodies of the state. Medicines have been given after free check-up and treatment. Urban Administration and Development Minister Dr. Shivkumar Dahria has directed the departmental officers that free medicines should be made available to the people of the cramped settlements of urban areas and other needy people after conducting health check-up. In order to provide health facilities to the people living in the settlements, the first phase of Mukhyamantri Shahari Slum Health Scheme was started on 01 November 2020. Under this, health check-up and treatment and drug distribution of people were started by going to slums by 60 mobile medical units. On 31 March 2022, it was expanded to the entire urban body areas of the state and 60 more mobile medical units were started. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading
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