The Arvind Kejriwal Government has decided to provide Covid vaccinations at Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinics across the city. The vaccination centres will be set up across all the Mohalla Clinics. The Capital currently has 520 Mohalla Clinics (24 of those with an evening shift), 326 Mohalla Clinics are running in porta cabins while 166 are housed in rented facilities and four operating out of “Basti Vikas Kendra”. Every day, over 60,000 people are treated in these Mohalla Clinics.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said, “State has adopted the multi pronged strategy to achieve optimal coverage of vaccination of all eligible beneficiaries. Currently, vaccination is being provided in a mission mode, but... addition of vaccination centres at Mohalla Clinics will help us achieve the higher vaccination target soon.”
Many mohalla clinics have been fully digitised, with information about patients and their medical histories collected using tablets available at clinics.
According to the Minister, the Mohalla Clinic is the very first point of detection for any disease that strikes the city.
“The responsibility of Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinic will be to provide adequate space for the vaccination site, counsel the beneficiaries, and ensure that Covid vaccination guidelines are followed at the clinic,” said Sisodia adding that as soon as the vaccination centres are functional they will be uploaded on the CoWin and beneficiaries will be able to book their slots easily.