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Jan Kavach
In Khed Taluka of District Pune, Maharashtra, an initiative was made to provide sustainable integrated services to socio-economically marginalized communities. The initiative focused on improving health outcomes by enhancing nutrition and healthcare environments through active community participation and partnership development.
- Providing primary health care services including basic diagnostic and referral services
- Population-based screening of common NCDs like Diabetes, Hypertension and common Cancers
- Spreading awareness on chewing tobacco, consuming alcohol, cancer, basic healthcare, WASH and hygiene also organize street plays and IEC material distribution to the villagers.
- Organize special health camps
- Linking of government health services from sub-center > PHC> CHC> District Hospital for the sustainability of services of the project.
- To contribute to overall improvement in the health indicators of the State
Project Implementation Strategy
Health on Wheels – HOW r u
In order to take healthcare to the doorsteps of the people, IRG operationalized fully equipped Mobile Medical Unit. The project used the following multipronged approach to effectively utilize the MMU:
- Fixed movement schedule, fixed day service and fixed service delivery points while also ensuring that MMUs cover all the targeted villages appropriately.
- Community Awareness through IEC/BCC materials.
- Advocacy with elected representatives, influencers and decision makers ensuring their full participation and cooperation.
- Visibility, Branding and Media Engagement (Local, State and National) through stories and case presentations including feature stories in Archroma’s newsletter, local website and social media.
- Creating referral linkages for higher level care.
34246 beneficiaries were provided the health screening and treatment through the Mobile Medical Unit (MMU), out of which 15083 beneficiaries were male and 19163 were females.
