HT Correspondent
DIMAPUR, Nov 14: Nagaland health and family welfare minister P Paiwang Konyak flagged off the mobile medical unit for Zunheboto district at the directorate of health and family welfare in Kohima on Thursday.
In his address, Konyak said this initiative represents a collective resolve to bridge the healthcare gap and ensure that quality medical services reach every citizen, regardless of where they resides, especially those people living in most remote, difficult, under-served and unreached areas.
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He said the mobile medical unit is not just a vehicle but it is a beacon of hope for communities who have long awaited essential healthcare services, aimed at providing quality reproductive and child health services, including laboratory services, to plan and implement holistic health care strategy, covering key areas of the primary health care component, promote village health sanitation and prevention of communicable and non-communicable disease.
He added that in Nagaland, this programme was started in December 2007 where 11 mobile medical units were launched in 11 districts. He said the department is also proposing to the central government for provision of fully functional mobile medical unit services for the new six districts.
Konyak expressed his confidence that this project would serve as a step forward in reducing disparities in healthcare access, serve our population with dignity, focusing on preventive healthcare.
On behalf of the Nagaland government, Konyak extended gratitude to TATA AIG General Insurance Company Ltd. and Swasti for the generous sponsorship of the mobile medical unit.
“Your support has provided critical resources that enable us to reach people who lack access to healthcare,” he added.
