Tata Trust launches Mobile Unit for screening diabetes, NCDs, others in Tirupati
The MMU will offer free of cost screening for Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), hypertension, diabetes and oral, breast and cervical cancers, along with general health check ups, to people living in Tirupati, Chittoor, and adjoining remote areas, the Trusts said in a release here.;
Tirupati: Tata Trusts on Tuesday announced the launch of a 'Mobile Medical Unit (MMU)' at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Cancer Care & Advanced Research (SVICCAR) here through its Special Purpose Vehicle: Alamelu Charitable Foundation (ACF).
The MMU will offer free of cost screening for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), hypertension, diabetes and oral, breast and cervical cancers, along with general health check-ups, to people living in Tirupati, Chittoor, and adjoining remote areas, the Trusts said in a release here.
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Specially designed to meet the needs of communities residing in remote areas, the MMU is equipped with a mammography machine which will be deployed for high risk individuals, upon clinical breast examination.
The screening tests will be performed as per the National Programme for Prevention of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) guidelines.
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