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Now, "Re. 1 Clinics" at Central Railway stations to shut-down

Now, "Re. 1 Clinics" at Central Railway stations to shut-down
Written by Ramya Patelkhana
Edited by Gogona Saikia
Sep 04, 2017, 06:36 pm 2 min read
Now, "Re. 1 Clinics" at Central Railway stations to shut-down

Only three months after being kicked off, Mumbai's "Re.1 Clinics" at eight Central Railway stations, including Dadar and Ghatkopar, are being shut down after becoming the "victims" of railway officials' "infighting." They were opened to provide cost-effective healthcare, golden hour treatment and subsidized medicines to passengers and accident victims for free. The private operator would shut down these clinics by 6 September.

02 Jun 2017
Mumbai's 'one-rupee clinics': 7000 patients visit in 1 month

In May, Mumbai saw its first 5 'one-rupee clinics' becoming operational: clinics that charge patients only Re 1 as consultation fee. An initiative of the Central Railway, it was announced that 14 more would follow, but the first five came up at Ghatkopar railway station on May 10, and then at Dadar, Kurla, Mulund and Wadala Road. Since then, 6,900 patients have visited these clinics.

History
The story behind Mumbai's 'one-rupee clinics'

The clinics, set up in collaboration with medical consultancy Magicdil, came up after the HC ordered emergency medical rooms at all stations. A petition was filed by activist Samir Zaveri, complaining of the lack of prompt and proper medical services at stations, especially for accident victims. Dr Rahul Ghule and his brother Dr Amol Ghule were the brains behind the project.

Services
What do the clinics offer?

Every 24/7 clinic has a team of four MBBS doctors, and specialist doctors visit daily. While blood pressure checkup is free, consultation costs Re 1, blood sugar test costs Rs. 25, an ECG costs Rs. 50, and dressing fee is Rs. 50. Two 'one-rupee clinics' will open at Thane and Vashi by July, and 12 more will be set up in another 5 months.

Details
What led to the infighting?

Citing an effect of the CR's "infighting", Dr Rahul Ghule said despite having all permissions, an extension of the EMR at Dadar was demolished two days after the clinic's inauguration. Operator Magicdil has paid a security deposit of Rs. 11L, but CR is yet to decide locations of 11 clinics. CR has denied all allegations; officials claimed it's a "pressure tactic by" Magicdil.

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Ramya Patelkhana is a senior editor at NewsBytes. She has nearly seven years of experience in digital journalism and has previously worked with India News and Authint Media. She has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, and an advanced diploma in Media Studies from IPW, New Delhi.
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