Nilüfer Municipality launches mobile health service for rural neighborhoods
A new project has been implemented to enable citizens in areas without a health center to access basic health services.
Bursa's Nilüfer Municipality has launched the Mobile Health Service project to facilitate access to basic health services in rural neighborhoods lacking a health center and to detect potential health risks at an early stage.
Project Introduction and Collaboration
Carried out in partnership with the Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Medicine, the introduction of the project took place at the Nilüfer Municipality Dr. Ceyhun İrgil Health Museum.
Nilüfer Mayor Şadi Özdemir, BUÜ Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Medicine Head Prof. Dr. Yeşim Uncu, and protocol members attended the introductory meeting.
Neighborhoods to be Served and Schedule
Nilüfer Mayor Şadi Özdemir announced at the meeting that this service will be brought to 27 rural neighborhoods that do not have a health center.
It was stated that the mobile health team will provide service in three different neighborhoods each week and will visit each neighborhood periodically every three months.
Examinations and Tests to be Applied in the Field
BUÜ Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Medicine Head Prof. Dr. Yeşim Uncu stated that they will conduct risk assessments in the field.
It was conveyed that physical examinations, basic blood tests, and respiratory function tests will be administered to citizens within the scope of the project.