[6][7] The idea behind the Mohalla Clinics initiative is to reduce the financial burden on low-income households by saving travel costs and lost wages.
In December 2017, Indian cardiac surgeon and founder of Narayana Health, Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty, from Karnataka, visited a Mohalla Clinic in Todapur, Delhi.
[8] The former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, who is also the chairperson of The Elders (founded by Nelson Mandela), wrote a letter to the Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, praising the Mohalla Clinic project.
[11] In a report published by The Washington Post, it suggests, "It may well be time for America to build Mohalla Clinics in its cities".
Researchers found large-scale segregation within slums, most notably against Dalits, particularly Valmikis and Chamars, which has led to discrimination in terms of healthcare access as some of the upper-caste house-owners stop people from oppressed castes from entering clinics operating on their property.