12 Namma Clinics to come up in Dakshina Kannada

In his budget speech, CM Bommai had said that Namma Clinics will be set up to ease the detection of non-communicable diseases

As many as 12 Namma Clinics will come up in Dakshina Kannada district. “The department of health and family welfare is waiting for the government's green signal for starting the clinic. All the arrangements including procurement of drugs, furniture have been made for starting Namma clinics,” said DHO Dr Kishore Kumar.

In his budget speech, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had said that Namma Clinics will be set up to ease the detection of non-communicable diseases and refer patients who require additional treatment to specialists.

Among 12 Namma Clinics, seven have been sanctioned to Mangaluru City Corporation limits at Boloor, Hoige Bazar, Suterpete, Kunjathbail, Meenakaliya, Pacchanady and Kodikal. While one each will come up at Gantalkatte in Moodbidri, Permannur in Ullal, Puttur, Sullia and Kadaba.

Namma Clinics are coming up in the areas where the population is around 30,000. Each Namma Clinic will have one doctor, one staff nurse, one lab technician and a Group D staff, he added. The required staff has already been appointed.

The main focus of Namma Clinics is to bolster health infrastructure and make healthcare more accessible to economically weaker sections in urban areas and will concentrate on slum areas, and vulnerable people, especially migrant workers reside, he said.

The Namma Clinics will treat common diseases or any other ailment that needs immediate medical attention. This will help control diseases at the initial stages. The Namma Clinic will also reduce the burden on the existing government hospitals, said the DHO.