As part of the Government’s commitment to strengthening healthcare access in the hill districts of Manipur, 13 Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) were flagged off on Tuesday. Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh flagged off MMUs for hill districts of Manipur in a ceremony held today at the Directorate of Health Services, Lamphel, in Imphal.
The MMUs will provide a comprehensive range of medical services, including general OPD consultations, basic diagnostics, distribution of essential medicines, maternal and child healthcare, screening of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, oral healthcare, health education and awareness programmes and referral services whenever required.
The flag-off ceremony was attended by Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Health & Family Welfare), Director Health Services, Station Mission Director of NHM Manipur, staff of the Directorate of Health Services and others.