Parivaar has developed a considerably strong grassroots presence, winning trust of communities and creating a large and committed team in these areas through its work in Seva Kutirs. This has enabled us to launch several other field programs.
Starting from 12th June’21, we have launched 91 free 24*7 Ambulance services across 22 districts in Madhya Pradesh. These are serving tribal pockets of these districts, which are highly underserved areas. The government is highly appreciative of this valuable service as such services are largely lacking in these regions. There are only a few government ambulances covering a tehsil/block, which spans more than 1000 sq.km. Because of this, people face huge difficulties in accessing hospitals when they fall ill and need immediate treatment.
The number of ambulances that we have decided to run in various districts depends on the existing government ambulance services in these areas,
The ambulances are used in two ways:
(i) On-call service: Whenever we receive information from the patients’ families or from a hospital, for any urgent need, such as cases of accident, deliveries or serious illness, then the ambulance takes the patient to the hospital. The ambulance reaches their place which is interior villages and then takes them to the hospital. The hospitals are government hospitals at the block level, district headquarters, or even the nearest big city, if the case so requires.
(ii) Cases referred to by our Mobile Medical Clinics: We also run Mobile Medical Clinics, through which doctors visit interior villages for health check-ups and treatment. They refer patients with chronic illnesses and other serious patients to the District Hospital or the nearest big city hospital. The ambulance transports all such patients to the referred hospital. On a daily basis, on average, one ambulance runs in the range of 100-150 kms (depending on the need) and serves 2 to 4 patients. It costs approximately Rs. 700 to serve one patient through this service.
On a daily basis, on an average, one ambulance runs in the range of 100-150 kms, depending on the need and serves 2 to 4 patients. It takes about Rs 700 to serve one patient through this service.
District wise ambulances, which are already in operation, are given below:
| S.No | District | No. of Ambulances |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alirajpur | 9 |
| 2 | Dhar | 9 |
| 3 | Barwani | 8 |
| 4 | Jhabua | 8 |
| 5 | Betul | 6 |
| 6 | Sheopur | 7 |
| 7 | Dindori | 5 |
| 8 | Mandla | 5 |
| 9 | Chhindwara | 4 |
| 10 | Ratlam | 4 |
| 11 | Khargone | 4 |
| 12 | Seoni | 2 |
| 13 | Shivpuri | 3 |
| 14 | Shahdol | 3 |
| 15 | Balaghat | 3 |
| 16 | Anuppur | 2 |
| 17 | Harda | 2 |
| 18 | Khandwa | 2 |
| 19 | Sidhi | 2 |
| 20 | Dewas | 1 |
| 21 | Umaria | 1 |
| 22 | Vidisha | 1 |
| Total | 91 |
