The Times of India            11.02.2014

Chennai Corporation to conduct free diabetes screening camp

CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation will launch a 10-day free diabetes screening and consultancy camp at Pulianthope on Tuesday.

At least 66,000 patients will be screened in the camp to be held at the Pulianthope Kesava Pillai Park between February 11 and 21. People can also check their blood pressure at the camp.

Mayor Saidai Duraisamy will inaugurate the camp at 8 am. This is one of the corporation's 66 initiatives to mark the chief minister's 66th birthday.

The civic body has conducted BP and diabetes camps before. During a mega health camp in December last year, the civic body screened 2,76,757 people for diabetes and 3,42,354 people for blood pressure and identified 60,124 new cases of diabetics and 50,614 new cases of blood pressure.