We all know the popular saying “Health is Wealth”. By health we do not mean the absence of physical troubles only. But it is a state of complete physical;, mental and social well-being. The loss of health is loss of all happiness. India has made rapid strides in the health sector since independence. However, various eye opening data from NFHS clearly indicate that access to healthcare still remains a challenge. While the health statistics of rural India continue to be poor, the health status and access to health for the poor in urban slum dwellers has surfaced to be equally deplorable and have less than 4% of government primary healthcare facilities.
Urban slum residents suffers from various health conditions owing to mainly two reasons –first the lack of education and thus lack of awareness; and second the unwillingness to lose a day’s wage in order to reach the nearest medical facility. Healthcare for underprivileged, which is a desperate need, thus remains unaddressed.
In such a scenario a free regular medical clinic has been opened in slum areas of our national capital. at our free medical clinic Doctors and paramedical staff from renowned government and non- government medical hospitals examined patients, gave free medical consultation in areas of general medicine, dental treatment, Blood Sugar and Blood Pressure Testing, public hygiene and prescribed, distributed free medicines, conducted free medical tests for the poor and needy.
