Mobile Health Teams in Kars Explain Preventive Services in Villages
Mobile health teams operating in Kars visit villages door-to-door to conduct check-ups and provide training in order to facilitate access to healthcare services for citizens in rural areas.
The mobile teams of the Kars Provincial Health Directorate visit villages and hamlets without health centers to provide citizens with education on preventive health services, chronic diseases, and cancer, while also performing blood pressure and blood sugar measurements.
Healthcare Services Offered by Visiting Village to Village
Mobile health teams in Kars carry out work by visiting villages from door to door in order to enable citizens to benefit more effectively from healthcare services and to raise awareness about preventive health services.
Risk Groups Checked On-Site
In particular, checks for the elderly, individuals with chronic conditions, and those who have difficulty reaching health institutions are conducted on-site with the aim of early detection of potential health problems.
Akbaba Village Visited
Nurse Berna Bulut Yılmaz, working in the training unit of the Kars Central Community Health Center, and her accompanying team visited Akbaba village, which is connected to the central district, to provide citizens with information on various health topics.
Services Delivered On-Site
Nurse Berna Bulut Yılmaz stated that their goal is not to wait for citizens to come to health institutions, but rather to go to where they are and ensure they reach accurate and reliable information.
Satisfaction Among Rural Citizens
Akbaba village residents Emine Karahancı and village headman Osman Karahancı expressed their satisfaction with the health teams visiting their village and informing them.