This story is from May 21, 2020

Hyderabad civic body to open Basti Dawakhanas from Friday

Bolstering the healthcare needs of the people in the city, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will, on Friday, open 25 Basti Dawakhanas in the city. These are in addition to the 123 dawakhanas that are already operational in the city.
Hyderabad civic body to open Basti Dawakhanas from Friday
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HYDERABAD: Bolstering the healthcare needs of the people in the city, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will, on Friday, open 25 Basti Dawakhanas in the city. These are in addition to the 123 dawakhanas that are already operational in the city.
According to government records on an average 80 to 90 cases are reported per day in these clinics. The clinics receive 10 to 20 fever cases per day and 10 to 20 people every day come for treatment for cough and cold .

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OPD consultation, tele-consultation, basic lab diagnosis, family planning, free drugs (selected ones), treatment of acute simple illness, immunization services, antenatal and postnatal care are some of the services offered by these clinics.
“Basti Dawakhanas also offer counselling and contraception services, screening for anaemia and screening for non-communicable diseases such as BP, bloodsugar. Cancer health promotion activities are also taken up by these clinics,” reads a statement issued by GHMC.
The new clinics will be scattered across the city. While 20 clinics will dot Hyderabad district, five new clinics will come up in Ranga Reddy district. In Sangareddy district, three new clinics have already been set up and the number of new clinics in Malkajgiri district are 15.
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