Hyderabad: Helping Hand Foundation launches Basti BP and Sugar Clinics

Helping Hand Foundation has set up BP and Sugar Clinics in three urban areas to provide affordable care for non-communicable diseases. These clinics offer door-to-door screenings, regular follow-ups, and help people from low-income groups manage their health effectively

Hyderabad: Helping Hand Foundation (HHF), the voluntary organisation involved in public health, has established three Basti BP and Sugar Clinics at MM Pahadi, Suleman Nagar and Chintalmet, to make healthcare services related to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) accessible and affordable in urban pockets.

These clinics will serve a population of approximately 65-70,000 individuals, mostly from low-income households. The caregivers from these clinics will take up door-to-door screening for BP and Sugar, along with BMI measurement to identify existing cases of NCDs and those that are potentially at risk of NCDs. Each subcenter has 3 to 4 well-trained healthcare workers.

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The initiative also involves a mechanism to follow up and monitor all NCD cases from time to time, particularly the serious ones and ensure adherence to treatment, lifestyle changes and to manage complications.