This story is from March 25, 2021

Basti Dawakhanas to be set up in more corporations in Telangana

With the success of Basti Dawakhana concept in Greater Hyderabad, the government will set up similar clinics in other parts of the state, health minister Eatala Rajender has said. He said the government is planning to set up clinics in Karimnagar, Warangal and Khammam municipal corporations in a phased manner.
Basti Dawakhanas to be set up in more corporations in Telangana
Health minister Eatala Rajender said that chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had sanctioned 350 clinics in the state.
HYDERABAD: With the success of Basti Dawakhana concept in Greater Hyderabad, the government will set up similar clinics in other parts of the state, health minister Eatala Rajender has said. He said the government is planning to set up clinics in Karimnagar, Warangal and Khammam municipal corporations in a phased manner.
Responding to queries of members in the assembly during question hour on Wednesday, the minister said chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had sanctioned 350 clinics in the state.

Of them, 224 have already been functioning in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits.
“The concept of establishing clinics is to provide medical facilities closer to bastis. The poor people had to rush to corporate hospitals for small ailments and cannot bear the expenses. This concept was taken from Delhi Mohalla clinics, which became a huge success,” Rajender said.
“The clinics were set up in bastis which have over 10,000 population and in areas where urban primary health centres are not available,” the health minister said.
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