Considering the current challenges to provide the quality healthcare in Rural India NRHM and NUHM emphasizes the importance of Mobile Medical Units. As per NHM, considering Mobile Medical Unit is one of the major key strategies to facilitate access to public health care particularly to people living in remote, difficult, under-served and unreached areas.
The objective of this strategy is to take healthcare to the doorstep of populations, particularly rural, vulnerable and under-served areas. This is not meant to transfer patients. MMU services are envisaged to meet the technical and service quality standards for a Primary health Centre through provision of a suggested package of services under 12 thematic areas-