Duration: 2011 ......... continuing
Location: Jhalda-I Block in Purulia district and Saltora &Khatra blocks in Bankura district of West Bengal
Coverage: .................. People in 17 GPs
Financial involvement: 2,61,75,914.00 (up to 2017-18)
TheMobile Medical Unit (MMU) is a key strategy by National Health Mission (NHM) tofacilitate access to public health care particularly to people living in remote,difficult, underserved and unreached areas. The objective of the strategy is totake healthcare to the doorsteps of the population particularly rural, vulnerableand underserved areas.
Agragami has been implementing Mobile MedicalUnit programme in Saltora & Khatra of Banku8a district, in Jhalda of Purulia district. The services are covered by3 Vehicles (4 wheelers) to offer Medical Check-up, consultation, provision offree medicine, diagnostic and conducting medical counselling etc. The MMUs areassigned with the task of delivering primary healthcare in remote villageswhich included Curative, Reproductive, Diagnostic and Radiology services forone day in a week. All the MMUs currently operating is having a qualifiedMedical officer, Nurse, Lab-technician, Pharmacist, and X-ray technician.