The Impact Covid-19 had on an individual’s health and the global healthcare system is there for all of us to see. While it can be safe now to consider that we are out of the peak and intense period of the pandemic’s control on us, it is also important to note that a sizeable percentage of the population living in rural areas and more vulnerable to the virus were protected from greater complications.
All this was possible due to the implementation of TeleHealth and Mobile Medical Units.
What are Mobile Medical Units?
MMU’s have been a revelation among the public, since the time they were introduced. They have served as a definite answer to many questions arising on whether high-quality healthcare can ever be made accessible directly to those set of people living in the rural areas and are deprived of quality health services during emergency.
Mobile Medical Units are extensions of Medical Services provided by Medical Centres to areas which have limited access to healthcare. These clinics take can be in the form of buses, vans, or trailers that can operate independently from or as extensions of existing healthcare organizations.
What is the Purpose of a Mobile Medical Unit?
Mobile health clinics provide a wide range of services to people who may not otherwise receive care, including urgent care, primary care, and preventive health support.
Under the National Health Mission Scheme System, Many National Mobile Medical Units have begun serving the needy by going to their doorsteps and offering much needed relief to patients through quick attention.
How Mobile Medical Units Work?
A Mobile Medical Unit comprises of a medical team that travels outside the hospital with the necessary, basic medical equipments to provide care in the field (at home, in the street). The crew consists of at least a doctor and a nurse, in addition to the pilot. A mobile medical unit is a vehicle well-equipped with emergency and resuscitation service facilities.
The MMU can work in bringing a medical team and its equipment to the site of an accident or illness and immediately offering treatment.
What is the Importance of Mobile Medical Units in Rural Areas?
Experts in Telemedicine technology explain that the best advantages of Mobile Medical Units are worked out for the benefit of people living in rural areas. These remote areas are either deprived of quality health care when it is most needed or lack facilities in the form of medical experts with abundant experience.
Mobile Medical Units as well-equipped support vehicles and specialists do a great job in attending to the needy when and wherever it is required.
During extreme emergency like a cardiac emergency or a near fatal accident, mobile medical units with oxygen supplies and portable diagnosis equipment can serve by helping the patient come out of the golden hour that can make the difference between life and death.
What Are the Advantages of a Mobile Medical Unit?
Mobile clinics offer a wide range of healthcare services, including:
Conclusion:
The significance of Mobile Medical Unit is now well-understood and is seen as the next generation healthcare service with advanced facilities. Thanks to continued research and development conducted by Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation, pioneers in providing seamless TeleHealth Services to the remotest areas.
