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October 13 , 2021
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- 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.
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