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Testing & Diagnostic Charges Programme - 2015
Year: 2015
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Health Awareness & Wellbeing
Programme at a Glance
₹
4,27,475
Budget Used
17,245
Total Reach
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2000
Direct Beneficiaries
15,245
Indirect Beneficiaries
↗
1 : 8
Multiplier Effect
Executive Summary
Testing & Diagnostic Programme was initiated to address the lack of affordable healthcare access among economically vulnerable groups, including daily wage earners, domestic workers, and informal labourers, for whom the cost of medical tests often leads to delayed care. The programme provided free diagnostic services to enable timely screening, diagnosis, and treatment support for those in need, while also promoting preventive health through awareness and education. By improving access to essential diagnostics, the initiative not only supported individual well-being but also contributed to broader public health outcomes through early detection, reduced disease burden, and strengthened community health resilience.
Key Findings
- Diagnostic cost is a decisive barrier to healthcare access
- Early testing prevents complications and higher treatment costs
- Low-cost diagnostic support delivers exceptionally high social returns
- Community-level awareness multiplies the impact beyond direct beneficiaries
- Trust-based verification prevents misuse of funds
Project Snapshot
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Project Name | Testing & Diagnostic Charges Programme - 2015 |
| Year | 2015 |
| Budget | ₹ 4,27,475 |
| Direct Impact | 2000 |
| Indirect Impact | 15,245 |
| Total Reach | 17,245 |
Challenges & Learnings
Challenges
- Ensuring follow-up treatment after diagnosis
- Demand for free testing exceeding available budget
- Tracking long-term health outcomes without longitudinal data
Learnings
- Partnerships with private labs enable scale at lower cost
- Decoupling diagnostics from treatment removes first access barrier
- Digital patient records can strengthen monitoring and follow-up
- Preventive screening detects asymptomatic but high-risk conditions
Methodology
- Review of patient logs, diagnostic reports, and financial vouchers
- Field verification at partner diagnostic centres
- Random beneficiary calls and household visits
- Focus Group Discussions in target communities
- Observation-based assessment of service quality
- Long-term health outcomes difficult to measure retrospectively
- Dependence on self-reported treatment follow-up
Impact Analysis
- Reduced travel to distant tertiary hospitals
- Reduced medical debt and borrowing
- Faster treatment and return to work
- Improved health literacy and awareness
- Increased community trust in healthcare systems
- Reduced transmission of communicable diseases
- Increased awareness of preventive healthcare
- Expansion of diagnostic lab partnerships
- Integration with treatment and medicine support programmes
- Replication in other districts and states
- Introduction of nominal co-payment models for sustainability
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