Posted On: 2016-08-11 Posted By: HT Correspondent
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New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Almost eight lakh patients were treated in five months at the 105 mohalla clinics opened by the AAP government, says out-patient data Eight lakh treated in five months at Delhi mohalla clinics
• HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
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• Updated: Aug 10, 2016 23:43 IST
(OPD) data released on Wednesday.
These neighbourhood clinics were setup as a pilot project for the 1,000 clinics that the government had promised to open by the end of the year to improve primary healthcare and reduce the burden on the tertiary care centres.
"When we had conceived the project, we thought almost 80% of the patients can be treated at these centres, however, since the project to okoff we realised almost 95% cases can be handled at the mohalla clinics itself," said Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain.
The data shows nearly 43,000 people got various tests done at the cli... more