Namma Clinic Services Suspended Due To Lack Of Funds

Namma Cinic service, which had started to strengthen the secondary health system in the state, has been stopped due to lack of funds. Similar to our clinic target, the state government had started Mobile Medical Units (MMU) services under the National Health Mission in the first month of 2022. This service has been suspended due to lack of budget.
The government had proposed to provide 70 MMUs in 12 different sectors. The government had decided to provide the service to take care of emergency services in remote areas. It was said that this service will be started under the National Urban Health Mission and will take care of maternal health, child health, old age, care, dental and eye care. But since 2022 these services are not functioning.
Rs 1.55 lakh required for MMU unit as per NHM order. However, in the coming year, we had planned to set up 34 units at a cost of Rs.3.34 lakh. But officials said that the service has been suspended due to insufficient funds for setting up the unit.
The quality of services available in several panchayat and taluk level public health centers is not good. Citizens have to travel long distances to get basic services. He said that MMUs were a good idea to provide medical services to people in remote areas.
Last year Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai had inaugurated the Lab Built on Wheels – Mobile Clinic provided under the CSR project in collaboration with Enosis Foundation and Department of Health and Family Welfare in the month of June last year.