World's First Hospital On Rail, Lifeline Express Reaches Tripura, Treats 1000 Patients In Two Days
Monday, December 24, 2018 IST
A full-fledged hospital on tracks 'Lifeline Express', popularly known as the Hospital Train has reached the Churaibari railway station in North Tripura district.
The train hospital which will be stationed at Churaibari till January 6 have treated over a thousand patients in just two days.
"We received 400 patients on the first day and today 600 patients had registered their names. We provide diagnostic, medical and advanced surgical treatment to persons with disabilities," Life Line Express Joint Director Anil Premsagar was quoted saying by PTI.
Among those who received treatment on the 'hospital train' so far, 77 cataract patients would undergo surgery starting tomorrow.
"We offer eye and surgeries, plastic surgery, orthopaedic surgery and treatment of oral, breast and cervical cancer on Lifeline Express," Premsagar said.
The Lifeline Express was launched in July 1991, as a partnership between Impact India Foundation (IIF), Indian Railways (IR) and the Health Ministry as the world's first hospital on a train.
The train which has all modern medical facilities including operation theatres is aimed at providing on the spot diagnostic, medical and advanced surgical treatment for preventive and curative interventions for disabled adults and children, especially in rural India.
Launched with three coaches donated by the Indian Railways, the Lifeline Express now has 7 coaches.
According to Impact India, the Lifeline Express model has been replicated in countries like China, Central Africa and riverboat hospitals in Bangladesh and Cambodia.
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