Mohalla Clinic cum Portable Cabins: One of the Emerging Health System Models

Mohalla Clinic cum Portable Cabins

Abstract

This review article describes the Mohalla clinic cum portable cabin model, which is now being adopted as one of the emerging healthcare models for changing the phase of community healthcare services. This clinic serves as the first point of contact for the patients. The sole purpose of this initiative is to improve the healthcare system and boost the primary healthcare facilities at the community level. With this type of health facility introduced, the waiting time for patient consultation can also be reduced. The clinic also reduced the patient’s referral load to secondary and tertiary care centers. This initiative also contributed to a decline in out-of-pocket expenditure on medicine, diagnostics, and other services.  This article is based on a review of published articles from various data sources. This study highlights the services, impact, and recommendations in Mohalla Clinics cum portable cabins.