Berhampur: Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) received the gold for Arogyam — a free well being screening initiative for slum dwellers by way of sensible diagnostic gadgets — on the SKOCH awards, which was introduced on Wednesday.
BeMC commissioner J Sonal mentioned, “We are happy as our initiative is getting recognition at the national level through the award.”
Sources mentioned in November final 12 months the BeMC performed well being screening for 50,086 individuals from over 15,000 households in 168 slum pockets. The beneficiaries included 20,094 males and 29,992 girls.
“The main objective of the programme was to enhance the health surveillance and raise awareness among slum dwellers about communicable and non-communicable diseases,” Sonal mentioned.
Sources mentioned that as many as 19 digital diagnostic gadgets with cellular utility have been procured for the aim and 19 paramedics had been educated to conduct the well being screening throughout the town to know the prevalence of the illness. Tests like blood stress, blood sugar, ldl cholesterol, haemoglobin, physique composition evaluation, temperature, oxygen stage, lipid analyser and others had been supplied. Tests for malaria, tuberculosis, leprosy, Covid-19, dengue and others had been additionally performed through the drive.