1000 medical camps to screen dengue across TN from Oct 1
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu health department will hold 1,000 medical camps to screen dengue from October 1, state Health Minister Ma Subramanian announced on Tuesday.
In his announcement, the Minister said that the camps are being held so that the disease can be diagnosed at the earliest and treated.
He said that a medical team will visit the fever-affected areas every day and conduct medical camps, adding that a total of 476 mobile medical teams will be pressed into service for creating awareness among the public.
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Subramanian said that about 805 Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) Mobile School Teams will establish fever screening camps in schools to check the students and treat the ones who are unwell.
He said that teachers have also been instructed to provide the details of the students with fever to medical officers and health personnel.
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