CM Punjab Clinic on Wheels is a free mobile health service that brings doctors, diagnostics, and medicines to rural Punjab on a fixed weekly schedule — no appointment is needed; the van visits each route on the designated day.
Understand the Clinic on Wheels Programme
CM Punjab Clinic on Wheels is a mobile health service that brings basic medical care directly to rural and peri-urban communities in Punjab that lack easy access to fixed health facilities. Equipped mobile vans staffed by a doctor, paramedic, and dispenser visit scheduled localities on a fixed timetable — providing free outpatient consultations, basic medicines, maternal health checks, vaccination, and diagnostic tests.
The programme is administered by the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department. Each van follows a published weekly schedule covering 5–7 villages or mohallas per week. The service is completely free — consultation, medicines dispensed on the spot, and basic lab tests at no charge to patients.
Find Your Nearest Clinic on Wheels Schedule
The visiting schedule for Clinic on Wheels vans in your district is published through several channels:
Punjab Health Authority website: Visit pha.punjab.gov.pk and navigate to Clinic on Wheels → District Schedules. Select your district to see the weekly timetable showing which villages are covered on which days.
District Health Office: Call your District Health Officer's office — the schedule is maintained there and updated when routes change. Ask specifically for the "Sehat Mobile" or "Clinic on Wheels" schedule for your tehsil.
Union Council notice boards: Upcoming van visits are often announced via notice at Union Council offices and mosques in the areas to be visited. Community health workers (Lady Health Workers / LHWs) also spread the word door-to-door before visits.
Attend the Van Visit and Get Treatment
When the van visits your area, bring any existing prescription, medical records, or previous test results if you've chronic conditions. The van carries common medicines for the most frequent complaints — respiratory infections, fever, hypertension management, diabetes monitoring, and basic wound care.
The doctor consults each patient individually. For conditions beyond the van's capacity — surgical referrals, specialist consultations, complex investigations — the doctor writes a referral letter to the nearest DHQ or THQ hospital. This referral letter ensures you're prioritised at the public facility rather than joining the general queue.
For maternal health: pregnant women and new mothers get a dedicated consultation slot. Antenatal checks, iron/folate supplementation, and birth preparedness counselling are all available at no cost.
Request a Van Visit for Your Area
If your village or urban neighbourhood isn't currently on the Clinic on Wheels rotation, you can request inclusion:
Contact the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department's district office — present in every district headquarter city. Submit a written request specifying your locality name, union council, approximate population, and distance from the nearest fixed health facility. Requests from localities with large populations and poor facility access are prioritised in schedule expansions.
Elected local representatives (councillors, union council members) can also advocate for inclusion — a formal letter from a Union Council on behalf of the community carries more weight than individual requests.
Application and Eligibility Problems
Schedules change due to van maintenance, route rebalancing, or health emergency deployments. Contact the District Health Officer's office to get the updated schedule and expected resumption date for your area.
Medicines are stocked for the most common conditions. For less common medications, the doctor can write a prescription and refer you to the nearest Basic Health Unit (BHU) or government hospital where the medicine should be available under the free medicine scheme.
Clinic on Wheels provides episodic care, not continuous chronic disease management. For ongoing conditions like diabetes or hypertension, the van doctor typically writes a referral to the nearest DHQ hospital's specialist or outpatient department for regular follow-up.
Frequently Asked Questions
No — all Clinic on Wheels services are completely free including consultation, medicines, and basic diagnostic tests. You should never be asked to pay at a Clinic on Wheels van.
Common outpatient conditions: fever, cough, respiratory infections, gastroenteritis, minor injuries, skin conditions, hypertension follow-up, diabetes monitoring, and maternal health checks. Emergencies and surgical cases are stabilised and referred to the nearest government hospital.
Yes — the vans are staffed by MBBS-qualified doctors, paramedics, and dispensers from the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department. The doctor conducts all consultations; the paramedic and dispenser provide support.
Yes — routine vaccinations for children and mothers are provided at Clinic on Wheels visits as part of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI). Bring your child's vaccination card.