It is well recognized that improvement in health status of population is both an important means of sustaining economic and social development as well as an end in itself. While India has made rapid strides in the health sector since independence, data from NFHS-5 indicates that access to healthcare still remains a challenge. Mawlae Welfare Foundation started its health programme with a view to provide healthcare to all irrespective of location and socio-economic standards, nonetheless, with a special focus on urban poor and underserved villagers. Keeping the health of children, women, and other vulnerable populations in mind, mobile health clinics were started which could reach out to people in the far-flung areas and informal settlements of the cities where people lack awareness about basic healthcare. These people are mostly daily wagers and have no time to go for even free-of-cost health check-ups in government hospitals
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