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Health Interventions Satellite Clinics
Total Health runs Satellite Clinics to provide the
The key focus was on relevance, coverage,
essential primary medical health care services for a
effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and a chance
population of 9000 ie. that is 7 to 10 Gram Panchayats
for replication analyzed through the CSR lens. with a radius of 10 to 15 kilometers to serve the needs
Interventions carried out in the health domain of of individuals with NCDs and other medical ailments.
Apollo Total Health program are focussed herein. The two Satellite clinics have necessary outpatient
health care facilities
Total Health has implemented Mobile Clinics; Satellite
Clinics; Nutrition centres; Geriatric care; General Satellite Clinics - have extended health care services to
Health Screening, AYUSH, School Health, NCD camps, 9261 members in 63 villages along with basic
and Cancer Screening. Each one of these interventions investigations, in a stand-alone model.
has been discussed: AYUSH

Mobile Clinics Total Health has adopted AYUSH as one of the
pathways to provide better health care to the
Mobile Clinics are an innovative model of health care individuals. An AYUSH wing was created at Apollo
delivery that is helping to alleviate health disparities in Hospitals, Aragonda as a pilot project The primary aim
vulnerable populations and individuals with chronic of designing AYUSH was to provide low-cost services
diseases. in far-flung areas; best and affordable care to elderly;
addressing the tobacco and drug abuse, common in
Mobile clinics are providing diagnostic and treatment the area. Being more acceptable in the local populace
services to the people and more specifically for those and having lower side effects, AYUSH is particularly
having hypertension and diabetes. effective in life style diseases like diabetes and
hypertension.
They provide primary medical care, basic
investigations, pharmacy, health education, referral AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and
Homeopathy) program is designed with linkages to the
services and any other essential services. These clinics
outreach services of Mobile Clinics, Satellite Clinics,
are equipped with medical laboratory and pharmacy,
and mandal level health care program. It is a referral
facilitating appropriate medication to the patients.
mechanism that delivers health services to the people
The two Mobile Clinics are currently providing health identified with diabetes, hypertension, osteoarthritis,
services in 92 villages across 32 Gram Panchayats smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity and
with a population of 35000 in the Mandal. dermatology related health problems.
Through the AYUSH center, 4510 patients were
The Mobile Clinics have extended health care services benefited and majority of them were suffering from
to 14077 members in 98 villages along with basic osteoarthritis
investigations on a rotation basis.

Mobile Clinic Treatment in the Ayush Centre

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