A screening camp at Chunambedu, Cheyyur, was sponsored by Dr. V. Sumantran, TANKER Foundation Advisory Member. This was in memory of Mrs. Sumitra Ghose, Dr. Sumantran’s sister, who left us on November 30, 2023. As Mrs. Sumitra Ghose’s parental farm is situated near Chunambedu, it was decided to conduct the camp in the area.

The camp was held Saturday, December 22, 2025. The TANKER Awareness and Prevention Program (TAPP) team of TANKER Foundation, Mrs. Rajalakshmi Ravi – Head, TAPP, Mrs. Ramapriya, Mr. Hemeshwaran, Mrs. Deepa, and Mrs. Bhuvana, was guided by Dr. Saraswathi Selvam.

Date: 22.12.2025
Place: Chunambedu, Cheyyur
Venue: Primary Health Centre, Chunambedu, Cheyyur
Number of participants: 85 members of the general public
Tests done: BMI, blood pressure, capillary blood glucose, urine
Doctor: Dr. Saraswathi Selvam
TAPP team: Mrs. Rajalakshmi Ravi – Head, TAPP, Mrs. Ramapriya, Mr. Hemeshwaran, Mrs. Deepa, Mrs. Bhuvana
Remarks: The screening camp at Chunambedu was conducted at the Primary Health Centre after seeking permission from Dr. Arul Selvi (Block Medical Officer).

The Medical Officer, Dr. Revathi, and Health Inspector, Mr. Kumar, made all the arrangements.

Dr. Sumantran had sent Mr. Kalaiyarasan and Mr. Balakrishnan from his farm to help the TAPP team.

An awareness programme was conducted using a projector. Mrs. Rajalakshmi Ravi gave an introduction about TANKER Foundation and explained the reason for the camp being conducted there.

Mr. Hemeshwaran (Programme Coordinator) gave a very good talk on kidney disease, which reached the villagers.

About 30 men and women participated in the awareness programme.

The screening camp was conducted at the PHC in which 85 people were screened. Referrals were made to the Medical Officer at the PHC.

The screening camp found 36 individuals had elevated blood sugar levels, 24 of them newly-detected cases.
In all, 32 participants were found to have high blood pressure, including 20 newly-identified cases.

The TAPP team also found that eight participants showed presence of glucose, and four participants showed the presence of protein in urine, indicating possible high blood sugar and kidney-related complications.

Based on these findings, 19 high-risk individuals were referred to the nearest PHC for further evaluation and follow-up.

National Agro Foundation, situated at Chunambedu, had kindly consented to provide lunch for the team of 10 members.

TANKER Foundation thanks Dr. Sumantran for enabling it to reach out to the villagers in that remote village.