The Hindu 06.12.2013
Over 85,000 screened at free medical camps in city
A total of 86, 240 persons were screened by doctors at
medical camps organised by Chennai Corporation at 1,000 localities in
the city.
Mayor Saidai Duraisamy inaugurated the mega
medical camps on Thursday. Over 160 Corporation doctors, 700 private
doctors and 2,000 employees participated in the camps, which will
continue to be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. till Monday. Doctors from 60
private hospitals are expected to screen at least 20 lakh beneficiaries
free of cost by the end of the five-day camp.
The
civic body would focus on at least five neighbourhoods in each of the
200 wards and screen 1.5 lakh women belonging to self-help groups, one
lakh homeless, 1.5 lakh employees with food business operators and one
lakh migrant labourers in the city.
The beneficiaries
will also get the best treatment using the resources with the private
hospitals. Residents can call Corporation’s helpline 1913 to get details
of camps in their ward. All the data collected from the residents on
Thursday has been computerised to facilitate follow up action.