MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT
This unit largely caters to primary health care needs. JJK started MMU in 2010, to improve the accessibility of health care services in Chandankyari Block of Bokaro District with the help of the National Rural Health Mission.
Aim:To improve the availability and accessibility of quality health care by people, especially those residing in rural areas, the poor, women, children, and old age people
Principle:To reach underserved areas by taking healthcare to the doorstep of the people.
Focus: Treatment of minor cases, referral of complicated cases, early detection of TB, Malaria, and Leprosy, and other locally endemic communicable diseases and non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and cataract cases, etc., and specialist services such as O&G specialist, Pediatrician, and Physician.
Activities:
- Planning of the health programs under the areas of preventive, promotive, and curative health needs.
- Provides free Medical Check-ups, X-Ray, Pathology, ECG, OPDs and also referred the patients to Nearby Hospital.
- JJK also informs and mobilizes the public about the mobile van visits.
Curative:
- Referral of complicated cases.
- Early detection of TB, Malaria, Leprosy, Kala-Azar, and other locally endemic communicable diseases.
- Noncommunicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and cataract cases, etc.
- Minor surgical
- Specialist Services such as O&G Specialist, Paediatrician, and Physician.
Reproductive and Child Health Services
- Ante-natal check-up
- Referral for complicated pregnancies
- Promotion of institutional delivery
- Post-natal check-up.Immunization clinics (to be coordinated with local Subcentres/PHCs.)
- Treatment of common childhood illnesses such as diarrhea, ARI/Pneumonia, a complication of measles, etc.
- Adolescents care such as lifestyle education, counseling, treatment of minor ailments and anemia, etc.
