Hubli
Namma Clinics, which were set up to provide health services to the needy at their own localities and help the labour class and farmers, are now getting closer to achieving their goals by changing their timing.
Select Namma Clinics, which used to function from 9 am to 4.30 pm, have changed their timetable now, based on directions from the Government. The working hours of a few Namma Clinics have been changed on a trial basis, which has garnered a positive response from the public.
In the district, Namma Clinics at Madihal   and in SM Krishna Nagar   have been changed to provide health services in two shifts. According to new rules, these clinics will open at 8 am and close at 12 pm. The clinics will reopen in the evening at 4 pm and close at 8 pm.
In the district, there are a total of six Namma Clinics, two each in Hubli and Dharwad, and one each in Annigeri and Navalgund.  District Health Officer Dr Shashi Patil said a large number of labourers and farmers reside near the Namma Clinics at Madihal   and SM Krishna Nagar   which have been identified for working on two shifts morning and evening.
Labourers and farmers are visiting these clinics during late evening hours and are happy with the change in timings, she added. According to the sources in the health department, the staff working in two shifts are finding it difficult to reach their home at night due to lack of transport and other facilities. The staff members have already notified their higher officials about these problems.
Dr Patil said that in each Namma Clinic, a Doctor, a nurse, a lab technician and a group D employee work.
