Raipur, 12 April . Free healthcare services are being provided to needy families living in urban slums in Chhattisgarh, largely owing to the initiative of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel. So far, the medical team of the Mobile Medical Unit has treated 44 lakh, 37 thousand, and 488 people by reaching out to people’s homes in slum settlements under the Mukhyamantri Shahri Slum Swasthya Yojana.
Under the Mukhyamantri Shahri Slum Swasthya Yojana, 120 mobile medical units equipped with doctors, paramedical teams, medical equipment, and medicines are presently providing health services to residents of the state’s urban slums. This scheme has so far resulted in the pathology testing of 10 lakh, 69 thousand, and 741 people. In addition, free medicines have been distributed to about 37 lakh 71 thousand 670 people.
Whereas, So far, 58 thousand and 603 camps have been organized in the slum settlements of 169 urban areas of the state under the Mukhyamantri Shahri Slum Swasthya Yojana, which is run by the Urban Administration and Development Department of the Chhattisgarh Government, and people have been given medicines after free check-ups and treatment. Minister of Urban Administration and Development, Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya, has directed departmental officers to provide free medicines to the urban poor and other needy persons following a health check-up.
It is worth noting that the first phase of the Mukhyamantri Shahri Slum Swasthya Yojana began on November 1, 2020, with the goal of providing health services to people living in slums in 14 municipal corporations in districts across the state. Under this program, 60 mobile medical units began visiting slums to provide health screenings, treatment, and medicine distribution. It was expanded to all urban body areas in the state on March 31, 2022, and 60 more mobile medical units were launched. Within a few days, the number of new mobile medical units will rise to 150. As a result, the poor and needy people of urban areas will have access to health care services close to their doorstep.
