Enhancing healthcare access and malaria management via mobile clinics and phone call services in Nuh district of Haryana, India

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dc.contributor.authorRahi, Manjuen_US
dc.contributor.authorNazmeen, Aarifaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Sanjeeven_US
dc.contributor.authorYadav, Chander Prakashen_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Gauraven_US
dc.contributor.authorMittal, Peeyushen_US
dc.contributor.authorJoy, Samen_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Sachinen_US
dc.contributor.authorBaharia, Rajendra Kumaren_US
dc.contributor.authorBhati, Gauraven_US
dc.contributor.authorGoel, Pawanen_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Amiten_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-02T10:03:48Z
dc.date.available2024-12-02T10:03:48Z
dc.date.issued2024-07
dc.description.abstractBackground & objectives: Malaria remains a complex challenge in India due to its diverse epidemiology, multi-ethnic population, and multiplicity of malaria vectors. While progress has been made in reducing malaria nationally, persistent pockets hinder elimination efforts. These challenges include hidden reservoirs, inadequate healthcare, suboptimal surveillance, non-compliance, and subclinical infections. Shortage of grassroot level and primary care health staff, transportation issues and general inaccessibility and unavailability of healthcare services are additional challenges. Methods: Mobile healthcare vans have been tried and found useful in enhancing healthcare availability in several health conditions in different settings. Nuh district in Haryana, India is a malaria endemic region; it is indeed one of the districts included by India’s NITI Aayog in the Aspirational Districts Programme, a government initiative that focuses on rapidly transforming and developing the most underdeveloped districts in country. With an aim to improve the healthcare seeking behavior of malaria-endemic community of selected villages of Nuh district, we carried out a study using interventions in two villages of the district, that had mobile malaria clinics and toll-free telephone services in enhancing healthcare access. Results: We found that Sangel village had higher literacy rates (60.6%) as compared to 39.4% in Naushera. Simi- larly, the unemployment rate was higher for Naushera. It the mobile malaria clinic was deployed from December 2019 to July 2020 and a total of 269 phone calls were received from both the villages. A similar number of rapid tests and microscopy smears were examined and all were negative for malaria. The febrile patients were referred to the nearest healthcare facility. Interpretation & conclusion: The study shows that the community is open to using these healthcare interventions. These initiatives of mobile malaria clinics and toll-free telephone services can bridge healthcare gaps, especially in malaria-endemic regions, aligning with India’s malaria elimination and equitable healthcare access goals.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsIndian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India; ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAcademy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India; ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, New Delhi, India; National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida, UP Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAcademy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India; ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsIndian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsIndian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsShaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Government Medical College, Nuh, Haryana, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsShaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Government Medical College, Nuh, Haryana, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsInternational Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationRahi Manju, Nazmeen Aarifa, Kumar Sanjeev, Yadav Chander Prakash, Kumar Gaurav, Mittal Peeyush, Joy Sam, Sharma Sachin, Baharia Rajendra Kumar, Bhati Gaurav, Goel Pawan, Sharma Amit. Enhancing healthcare access and malaria management via mobile clinics and phone call services in Nuh district of Haryana, India. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases. 2024 Jul; 61(3): 406-412en_US
dc.identifier.issn0972-9062
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/239637
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer – Medknowen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume61en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/JVBD.JVBD_163_23en_US
dc.subjectMalaria eliminationen_US
dc.subjectmobile malaria clinicen_US
dc.subjectrapid diagnostic testen_US
dc.subjectInformation technology in malariaen_US
dc.subjectPoint-of-care testen_US
dc.titleEnhancing healthcare access and malaria management via mobile clinics and phone call services in Nuh district of Haryana, Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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