FREE MEDICAL CARE TO ELDER PEOPLE
(Vayomithram to get 24 -hour helpline)
Accessing healthcare and hospitals is one of the major problem faced by the elderly people. Despite the availability of free health care, the elderly often find it difficult to get to the hospital because of limited mobility and lack of support systems.
A scheme to provide medical care to the elderly at the door step, started off by the government a month ago, has thus emerged as a major relief to their homes or who do not have any body to take them to the hospital.
" Vayomithram, a project of Kerala social security Mission, intends to reach medical care to those above 65 years of age through a 24- hour help line. The project which is being implemented in all corporations and select Municipalities in the state, has been generating good response in the city.
" The project has three components.One is the setting up of a 24 hour help desk and toll-free help line, which the elderly can call if they require some emergency medical need. The other two components are palliative care home visits and setting up of mobile health clinics".
The palliative care home visits and mobile health clinics on pre-fixed days and as per pre-fixed routes are going on well. The toll free phone line and the 24-hour help desk is in the process of being set up, inside the city corporation office itself. An ambulance has also been readied, which will be made available in case any elderly patient requires to be taken to the hospital.
The NHRM has deployed junior public Health Nurses(JPHNs) with in the corporation area, who with the help of Accredited social Health Activists are been engaged in a survey of the elderly above 65 years in corporation area.
Prof. John Kurakar
(Vayomithram to get 24 -hour helpline)
Accessing healthcare and hospitals is one of the major problem faced by the elderly people. Despite the availability of free health care, the elderly often find it difficult to get to the hospital because of limited mobility and lack of support systems.
A scheme to provide medical care to the elderly at the door step, started off by the government a month ago, has thus emerged as a major relief to their homes or who do not have any body to take them to the hospital. " Vayomithram, a project of Kerala social security Mission, intends to reach medical care to those above 65 years of age through a 24- hour help line. The project which is being implemented in all corporations and select Municipalities in the state, has been generating good response in the city." The project has three components.One is the setting up of a 24 hour help desk and toll-free help line, which the elderly can call if they require some emergency medical need. The other two components are palliative care home visits and setting up of mobile health clinics".
The palliative care home visits and mobile health clinics on pre-fixed days and as per pre-fixed routes are going on well. The toll free phone line and the 24-hour help desk is in the process of being set up, inside the city corporation office itself. An ambulance has also been readied, which will be made available in case any elderly patient requires to be taken to the hospital.
The NHRM has deployed junior public Health Nurses(JPHNs) with in the corporation area, who with the help of Accredited social Health Activists are been engaged in a survey of the elderly above 65 years in corporation area.
Prof. John Kurakar
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