Government has said that during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, equal attention is also being paid to non-COVID essential services in all the States and Union Territories.
Union Health Ministry said, a unique and innovative example has been set by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, through the Dhanvantri Rath, a mobile van that provides non-COVID essential healthcare services to the doorsteps of the people.
Many of the large hospitals in the city have been dedicated for COVID-19 treatment. Hence, various measures have been taken to ensure that non-COVID essential services related to diabetes, blood pressure and heart ailments are also provisioned to people who cannot visit the hospitals.
The Ministry said, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, AMC has deployed 120 Mobile Medical Vans named ‘Dhanvantri Rath across the city. These vans have an Ayush Doctor, a paramedic and nursing staff along with local Medical Officer from Urban Health Centre of AMC.
The mobile medical vans carry all essential medicines including ayurvedic and homeopathic medicines, vitamin supplements, basic testing equipments along with pulse Oxymeter. The Dhanvantri Vans have successfully conducted over four lakh 27 thousand Outpatient Department consultations.