A HelpAge India film
www.helpageindia.org
Directed by Umesh Aggarwal
India has close to 100 million elders. Of these, the needy elderly, especially those over the age of 80, virtually have no access to the specialized attention that they require. Most elders living in remote locations without any basic, modern health care have to trudge distances to health centres which are beyond their ability to reach. HelpAge India’s nationwide Mobi-health program provides regular & almost free health care to these and other under-served sections of society. A team of a doctor, pharmacist and a patient facilitator is supervised by a trained social worker. They travel to serve those who cannot visit stationary medical units (a local area medical centre) or live in very remote locations.
Each Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) covers an area of around 200 km every week. The mobile medical unit can be a four wheeler or even a two wheeler vehicle. Where no roads exist, medical workers cover the distance on foot. Each MMU provides approximately 30,000 treatments annually.
Category
Nonprofits & Activism
License
Standard YouTube License
