Six Namma clinics proposed to be set up across Mysuru district

Mysuru: The district is gearing up to launch the Namma Clinics under the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM).
These clinics will function between 10am and 5pm. Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) will be the focus in these clinics. According to the authorities, these clinics will be open for 8 hours a day with medical and paramedical staff, lab technicians, and D Group staff.
The Namma Clinics will help to screen diseases, especially non-communicable and lifestyle diseases at an early stage thereby making treatment much quicker and mitigating life-threatening complications that may occur at advanced stage of the diseases.
In Mysuru district, six Namma Clinics are planned. Three of these clinics are coming up in the city limits, while one clinic each is proposed in HD Kote, T Narasipura, and KR Nagar. “All the places are identified already. Shortly, we are going to start these clinics,” said district health officer Dr KH Prasad.
“In Mysuru city, these clinics are proposed in Srirampura, Vijayanagar, and NR Mohalla,” said taluk health officer Rajeshwari.
In the neighbouring HD Kote taluk, this clinic is proposed at Handpost, explained taluk health officer (THO) Dr Ravi Kumar. “The main focus area of the clinic is NCDs. There will be five staff in this clinic. They will serve like other Primary Health Centres with OPD and other services,” he said.
According to the authorities, the idea behind these clinics is providing decentralised comprehensive healthcare services. These clinics are coming up in those areas where the population from disadvantaged sections of society are present in more numbers. Palliative care, dental services, mental health services and all other primary healthcare services will be provided in these clinics.
According to the guidelines issued by the state health department, these clinics are being set up in those areas which lack healthcare facilities.