Telangana

Mobile Medical Unit

The MMU initiative extends its services to 28 remote tribal habitations in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Telangana state. These habitations lack basic amenities such as safe drinking water, electricity, roads, and schools. The tribal communities resort to traditional practices and superstitions for health issues, resulting in elevated infant and maternal mortality rates. Limited connectivity and a lack of healthcare providers further impede access to essential health services.

The MMU Team aims to address these challenges through the following interventions:

1. Providing comprehensive primary healthcare on-site and facilitating referrals to PHCs/higher centers when necessary.
2. Conducting antenatal checkups for pregnant women in these habitations.
3. Implementing Home-Based Newborn Care (HBNC) initiatives.
4. Offering doorstep investigations, including tests for hemoglobin, GRBS, pregnancy confirmation, urine analysis for sugar/protein, HIV, HBsAg, and VDRL.

The overarching motto of the MMU initiative is to deliver healthcare at the doorstep, ensuring the safety of maternal and child health. The primary objectives include reducing mortality rates, identifying high-risk cases early, and enhancing health awareness through outreach programs in the covered mandals: Laxmidevipally, Palvancha, Chunchupally, Chandrugonda, Mulkapalli, Burgampad, and Sarapaka.

Project supported by Association for India’s Development (AID) USA, Karuna Trust aims to deliver comprehensive healthcare services to remote and underserved tribal populations in the Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana. The project covers 28 remote tribal habitations with a population of nearly 5,000 across various mandals, with a special focus on improving Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services. The Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) provides preventive, promotive, and curative healthcare services including antenatal care, new-born care, malaria and anaemia screening, laboratory investigations, community health education, and referral support services in difficult-to-reach tribal areas.