JAIPUR: The state has developed the second-largest network of operational mobile medical units (MMUs) to provide healthcare services for people particularly living in remote, inaccessible and underserved areas.
Since a lot of areas in several districts are remote, the MMUs play a key role in providing healthcare services at the doorsteps.
“The MMUs have outpatient clinic with examination table, light and sufficient facilities for basic lab investigations and medicine,” said a health department official.
The highest number of MMUs are in Tamil Nadu which are 415, followed by Rajasthan (214) and Uttar Pradesh (170).
Under the National Health Mission(NHM), the Centre provides financial and technical support to the state to strengthen their healthcare systems, including support for Mobile Medical Unit (MMUs), based on the requirements posed by them in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs).