NEW DELHI: Delhi government has come up with its first modular and portable mohalla clinics, which are factory-made. There are plans to create more such clinics in the future.
The first two such clinics in Shakur Basti in Rani Bagh of north Delhi are airconditioned and have a sleek look with partial glass walls. “We have made more than 500 mohalla clinics and two such modular ones have come from a factory. This is a new concept,” health minister Satyendar Jain said during his visit on Sunday.
The modular clinics have been built inside shipping containers, making it easier for them to be installed at a certain location compared with constructing a mohalla clinic. These would also be easier to install in congested residential areas.
“Visited the construction site of 2 new mohalla clinics at Shakurbasti. These clinics have been set up in portable containers. Such clinics are easy to set up & transport in cluster areas like jhuggi-bastis & narrow streets where healthcare infrastructure is less accessible,” Jain tweeted after his visit.
He further tweeted: “We promised to give a quality healthcare system to Delhiites and when we say quality healthcare, this is what we mean by it. This is just the beginning. Delhi govt is preparing more such projects to revolutionise the healthcare system.”
Earlier this month, while inaugurating a mohalla clinic at Tis Hazari Courts complex, Jain had said, “Delhi government is constantly working to strengthen the primary healthcare system.” He added that the Kejriwal government had done what it said.
“Delhi government is also working for lawyers and formulating policies for them. Delhi Bar Association will be given the status of the world’s largest bar association. We are working to strengthen Delhi’s primary healthcare system and this new mohalla clinic will give it a big boost,” Jain had said.
