<p>Mobile health clinics that will take doctors and medical facilities to the doorsteps of patients in remote corners of rural and tribal areas were launched on Wednesday.</p>.<p>An initiative of the Social Welfare department, these mobile clinics are equipped with Global Positioning System and medical testing devices.</p>.<p>The first of the 16 mobile clinics, each costing around Rs 50 lakh, was flagged off by Deputy Chief Minister<br />G Parameshwara and Social Welfare Minister Priyank Kharge.</p>.<p>Each clinic will have onboard a doctor, a nurse, a lab technician and a pharmacist. While basic consultation and medicines will be provided on the spot, patients who require further diagnosis will be referred to the nearest hospital, officials said.</p>
<p>Mobile health clinics that will take doctors and medical facilities to the doorsteps of patients in remote corners of rural and tribal areas were launched on Wednesday.</p>.<p>An initiative of the Social Welfare department, these mobile clinics are equipped with Global Positioning System and medical testing devices.</p>.<p>The first of the 16 mobile clinics, each costing around Rs 50 lakh, was flagged off by Deputy Chief Minister<br />G Parameshwara and Social Welfare Minister Priyank Kharge.</p>.<p>Each clinic will have onboard a doctor, a nurse, a lab technician and a pharmacist. While basic consultation and medicines will be provided on the spot, patients who require further diagnosis will be referred to the nearest hospital, officials said.</p>
