In India, a majority of the rural population lacks adequate medical care. In many cases, people travel hundreds of kilometers to gain access to effective and affordable treatment. The mobile clinic concept responds to this need of India’s rural population. Such clinics allow for an advanced medical examination that will improve the lives of many individuals who do not have access to basic healthcare. The mobile health workers are also responsible for educating the rural people in an effort to prevent certain forms of disease that result from poor nutrition and lack of sanitation. With its mobile clinics, Siemens aims to meet the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals for improving conditions in developing countries.

From the outside, the mobile clinics look much like any other bus, but inside they are fitted with a fully functional doctor’s office, complete with an array of diagnostic aids, including X-ray, ultrasound, mammography, and electro-cardiogram equipment. In addition to a second examination room there is a darkroom for developing X-ray images that doubles up as a viewing room for health education films. It operates independently and has its own power generator. ​