28 April 2007
Good Response To Varumun Kappom Scheme
The government’s Varumun Kappom scheme has put preventive health aspects in place among the slum population of the city, be it diabetes, hypertension or cervical cancer.
In the last few months, the corporation of Chennai has been organizing the camps in areas at Basin Bridge (zone 2), Pulianthope (zone 3), Ayanavaram (zone 4), Kilpauk (zone 5), Kodambakkam (zone 
and Adayar (zone 10).
“We have been receiving a large number of persons for these camps. These camps are specifically located closer to slum areas. We offer quality service free of cost, including ECGs” said Dr. K. Manivasan, additional commissioner (health), Corporation of Chennai.
The vamps have received have around 1,200 to 3,000 persons each, coming to a total of 11,884 persons. Specifically, zone 8 had received the highest number of persons-3,100, followed by zone 4, which saw 2,857 participants.
The facilities offered include ECG, scan, tests for diabetes, cervical cancer, eye disorders and skin diseases. Many of the camps had received more women than men. In zone 3, of the total of 1,756 persons, 928 were women, while there were only 529 men in zone 10 of the 1,458 screened.