AMC announces ‘Vadil Sukhakari Seva’ programme

Ahmedabad: Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has today decided to launch ‘Vadil Sukhakari Seva’, a special service to provide extra care to aged persons suffering from hyper tension, diabetes, kidney etc co-morbid conditions. AMC through this programme, intends to conduct advance checkup of aged persons who have co-morbid conditions in attempt to prevent sudden deterioration of health.

Vadil Sukhakari Seva will involve 100 teams in initially face covering around 2,000 elders. Team of 3 para medical persons will provide health checkup at doorstep and test temperature, blood pressure, oxygen level, heart beats and blood sugar. Needy elders will be given immunity booster packets containing vitamin-C pills, zinc tablets, Shamsham vati, Arsenic Album etc for free of cost. Elders who are found to have Covid like symptoms will undergo rapid test at their home. In case of positive report, they will be transferred to Sanjivani team.

In order to maintain a records of health checkup, a special mobile phone oriented software has been developed.