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Fixed Day Health Services (FDHS) Model
Fixed Day Health Services (FDHS) Model
Approach
Target geography
Target Population
Target income level
- Bottom 20%
Health focus
- Noncommunicable disease(s)
- Primary care
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Summary
This program was designed under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) to provide services in geographically inaccessible areas; providing a package of preventive and clinical services to remote and difficult to reach areas.Program goals
The major objective of this program is to provide non-communicable disease screening and treatment to rural populations to strengthen the public health service delivery system in the state.
Key program components
Under this program, each Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) van visits two pre identified service points in a single day. In a monthly schedule of 28 days a MMU covers 56 Villages/ Hamlets. There are 475 MMUs operationalized in a similar fashion across 22 districts in the State of Andhra Pradesh. They provide: - Diagnostic testing with a focus on Diabetes and BP - Antenatal checkups - Referrals - Blood test focusing on Anemia - Growth monitoring - Supply of drugs - Immunization - Nutritional Supplements - Monthly monitoring - Immunization - IF Tablets The Fixed Day Health Services (FDHS) under the MMU model is operationalized by the Health Management Research Institute, which provides the additional component of screening and referrals and follow up of beneficiaries for Non-Communicable Diseases. To provide the above mentioned services at each service point, a team consisting of 3 Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANM), a Pharmacist, a Lab Technician, a data manager and a driver are present in the MMU.
FDHS reaches 56 villages every 28 days.
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Parent Organizations
- National Rural Health MissionGovernment
- Health Management Research InstituteNot-for-profit