{{Short description|Healthcare scheme for senior citizens in Kerala}} '''Vayomithram Project''' is an initiative by the Kerala Social Security Mission launched in 2010-11, aimed at providing comprehensive healthcare and support services to senior citizens aged 65 and above.<ref name="vayo">{{cite web |title=Vayomithram scheme |url=https://sjd.kerala.gov.in/scheme-info.php?scheme_id=MTA4 |website=Social Justice Department |access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kochi joins WHO network with a goal to become age-friendly |url=https://www.who.int/india/news/detail/21-03-2024-kochi-joins-who-network-with-a-goal-to-become-age-friendly |website=www.who.int |access-date=11 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The three main features of this project are mobile clinics, palliative care and help desk for the elderly. This project is aimed at elderly individuals living in municipality/corporation areas in Kerala.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vayomithram project now in Mukkom |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/vayomithram-project-now-in-mukkom/article19824831.ece |access-date=11 December 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=8 October 2017 |language=en-IN}}</ref> ==Activities== * '''Mobile clinic services:''' Under the Vayomithram program, mobile clinics staffed by a medical officer, staff nurse and junior public health nurse function provide healthcare assistance and free medicines to the elderly. Dementia is one of the main health conditions covered under this program.<ref>{{cite news |title=Project to make state friendly for dementia patients set for rollout |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2024/Feb/01/project-to-make-state-friendly-for-dementia-patients-set-for-rollout |access-date=11 December 2024 |work=The New Indian Express |date=1 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> * '''Palliative care services:''' Palliative care services are provided for bedridden and terminally ill elderly individuals.<ref>{{cite web |title=Government Schemes for the benefit of senior citizens in India: An overview |url=https://ijsser.org/2022files/ijsser_07__285.pdf |publisher=International Journal of Social Sciences and Economic Research |access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref> * '''Other services:''' Activities such as special medical camps (for eye checkup), entertainment programmes, collaboration with NGOs, counseling services, rehabilitation etc also fall under this program.<ref name="vayo"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Vayomithram – Social Security Missi |url=https://socialsecuritymission.gov.in/2024/07/15/vayomithram/ |publisher=Government of Kerala |access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref>
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Category:Health in Kerala