07 July,2017 08:36 AM IST | Mumbai | Rupsa Chakraborty
Starting next month, the one-lakh daily passengers of the Mumbai Metro would be able to avail various types of medical treatment at only Rs 1 at five stations - Andheri, Ghatkopar, Sakinaka, Marol Naka and DN Nagar
The mobile clinic being set up at Ghatkopar station
Starting next month, the one-lakh daily passengers of the Mumbai Metro would be able to avail various types of medical treatment at only Rs 1 at five stations - Andheri, Ghatkopar, Sakinaka, Marol Naka and DN Nagar.
Reliance Metro has given permission to Dr Rahul Ghule - former medical officer of the Arthur Road jail - the man behind these one-rupee clinics, which will be set up at these stations along with pharmacies from August. These centres will also have the facility to drop samples for pathology tests.
After good response
The go-ahead for the new set of clinics comes after they received a good response at the Dadar, Ghatpokar, Kurla and Vikhroli stations. The letter of confirmation from Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL), reads, "We are pleased to inform you that we have accepted your proposal for setting up and operating Magicdil Health Services at Mumbai Metro Line." "We will replicate the same facilities that are available in other centres," said Dr Ghule.
The main purpose of the clinics, however, would be to provide emergency health services within the golden period of any accident. "In any accident, the golden period is the most important. If a patient is provided with quick emergency medical aid, like oxygen, then the morbidity rate can be controlled. After that, we can shift them to any nearby hospital through the ambulance of railway," he said.
Specialists to visit
The clinics would have doctors round-the-clock along with visiting specialists to help patients address their health issues. "We are collaborating with various private hospitals and specialized doctors to provide better treatment to patients at these centres. These facilities would also help in decreasing the pressure on tertiary-level medical establishments and saving more lives," Ghule added.
Patients can also get pathology tests done at cheap rates, since the mobile clinics have a tie up with Thyrocare. Patients can submit their samples to the centres that would send them for analysis to pathology centres, after which the reports would be handed over to them.
