Chief minister M K Stalin relaunched the ‘Varumun Kappom’ (preventive healthcare) scheme as ‘Kalaignarin Varumun Kappom’ at a function at Vazhapadi.
He said 1,250 medical camps would be conducted under the scheme in the state in a year.
The Varumun Kappom scheme was first launched by former chief minister M Karunanidhi in 2006.
The main objective of the scheme, he said, was to prevent diseases among the people and ensure their health.
The camps would address dental, ENT, stomach, intestine, high blood pressure, diphtheria, bone and joint, kidney, heart, and psychiatric related issues.
The scheme would be linked to ‘Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam’ (taking medicines to people’s doorstep) scheme to help the newly-identified patients get medicines at their doorsteps.