Mohalla Clinics is one of its major interventions to increase access to the public health care system of the Capital. Mohalla Clinics are an extension to the existing 260 government dispensaries, which are also meant to provide primary health care. ANM looks after immunisation and Antenatal Care (ANC), a key component of primary health care – not available at this Mohalla Clinic. Delhi Government’s three-tier system for health care delivery Level One: The primary health care needs are proposed to be provided at the doorstep of citizens through Mohalla Clinics which are the first level of health care in the state. A government official associated with the Mohalla Clinics project expressed displeasure about the scaling plan of the government; concerned if quality is being compromised for quantity, in order to fulfill the ambition of setting up 1,000 Mohalla Clinics.

Source: The Hindu September 19, 2016 05:03 UTC