Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Sept 2: Minister for Health, Shabir Ahmed Khan today flagged off Mobile Medical Units (MMU).
This ambitious health care initiative envisaged under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) caters to primary preventive, curative, promotive and referral health needs of the people in the un-served remote areas at their doorsteps.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Khan said that the Mobile Medical Unit would provide medicare facilities to the people of remote and hilly areas of the district in emergencies. He said that such facility would be also provided to Poonch district very soon, adding that in all 7 Mobile Medical Units are being provided to focused districts of Jammu division while as 4 such units have been provided to high focused districts of Baramulla, Bandipora, Kupwara and Leh of Kashmir division in first phase. He said that these fully equipped units developed at a cost of Rs 27 lakh each will provide medicare and other diagnostic facilities to the people of the remote areas at their doorsteps.
The Minister exhorted that a liberal funding from the Central Government and able guidance of Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has helped to revamp the health services in the State, adding that these mobile units are a step ahead towards strengthening the primary health care services. He said there has been due recognition of the hard work and collaborative efforts of the department at the national fora.
Mr Khan said that maintenance and upkeep of the infrastructure and other assets created in the health sector are our responsibility and directed the concerned officers to ensure that these are properly managed. He laid thrust on optimal use of funds and resources and said that department has to be more accountable to ascertain that set targets are achieved.
District Development Commissioner, Rajouri, SSP, Rajouri ADC, Rajouri Chief Medical Officer Rajouri, senior officers of the department and prominent citizens were present on the occasion.
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