The TANKER Awareness and Prevention Program (TAPP) team of TANKER Foundation conducted a screening camp at the Urban Primary Health Centre on School Road, Saturday, July 1, 2023.
Dr. Padma guided the team consisting of TAPP Head, Mrs. Rajalakshmi Ravi, TAPP team members, Mrs. Ramapriya and Mrs. Deepa, and Perungudi unit Senior Manager, Mr. Uma Shankar,
In all, 40 members of the public benefited through the camp..
The TAPP team checked the BMI and blood pressure of the participants, who also had their capillary blood sugar and urine tested.
The team found that BMI was a little high for some people.
It also detected some new diabetes and hypertension cases. Such people were referred to PHCs.