As Delhi braces for Assembly polls, AAP-led Delhi Government's Mohalla clinics may favour the ruling dispensation in the coming election as these small clinics in every street have shown the way for delivering cost-effective primary healthcare.
These studio clinics are gaining popularity for crowd management. It is also working well for senior citizens in posh colonies.
Less time in check up, more convenient as they are located near their homes and pocket friendly, the mohalla clinics are a big hit in Delhi.
Talking to The Pioneer, many beneficiaries of the primary health care services, shared their views on these clinics. People have started believing why to rush in big hospitals when pain can be cured near home.
The national Capital has 70 Assembly seats while the demography has undergone a big change due to influx of people from different regions of India. The target is not easy to accomplish pocket-friendly health services to its people. However, people, residing in South Extension, Lajpat Nagar, Defence colony, INA, Greater Kailash, shared their view on much-talked Mohalla clinics.
Surprisingly, the small clinics are subject of discussion among professionals, senior citizen and in evening gathering while assembly elections are just a month away in Delhi. Usha Narang, a business woman, said that a random visit to Mohalla clinic has changed her perception. Being a single parent and aged woman, Narang faced several challenges in her every visit to 'corporate' hospitals. " Appointments from doctors , regular tests and distance from home have given me more mental pain but with Mohalla clinic, my all health work get done, that too, keenly priced," said Narang.
Why I need to visit to Moolchand or Max when doctors at Mohalla clinic gave me hand to hand report of tests," said Narang who was recently undergone a surgery in private hospital and visited Mohalla every week for regular check up.
Notably, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated 152 mohalla clinics, with this Delhi has near 450 mohalla clinics. In 2015, Health Minister Satyendra Jain inaugurated the first Mohalla clinic in 2015.
Astonishingly, establishment of mohalla clinic in Delhi has propelled people to talk about politics and administration. Sherya Arora , a yoga instructor has advised her visitors to pay a visit in Mohalla clinic for routine checkup.
"Keeping health on top priority, people come to us to learn Yoga. People are adopting health lifestyle, we advise people to visit doctor for routine Blood Pressure (BP), Sugar , Cholesterol check up, visiting government hospitals and other private is required a complete day," said Arora.
"However, with the concept of these mohalla clinics, my clients have started sharing their health card, which is good," said Arora.
Pertinently, a typical mohalla clinic has a doctor, a midwife-cum-nurse and an array of diagnostic services and essential medicines are provided free of cost to patients there.
Apart from check up facilities, Mohalla clinics are base hospital to cure for season fever.