14/07/2023
MADURAI: A health screening camp was organized by the Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) Women’s Studies Centre in Madurai on July 14th 2023 with a special focus heart-cardiac where the doctors’ team had focused on height, weight, blood pressure, blood sugar, ECG, ECHO and eye checkup.
This health screening camp took place in MKU Multi Speciality Health Centre of the university near varsity campus here in which 162 persons had undergone important medical tests today benefiting the MKU employees, their families and local people near university campus in Madurai.
The health screening camp by MKU Women’s Studies Centre was organized in collaboration with Voice Trust & Suji Health Centre in Madurai, Hannah Joseph Hospital-Madurai and The Eye Foundation Eye Hospital in the MKU health centre very near to the university campus, from 10 am to 2 pm today- on July 14th 2023.
Speaking at the health camp, MKU Syndicate Member Prof.Nagarathinam and ICMR retired scientist Dr.Mariappan had stressed that a general health checkup is a must above the age of 40 years for men and women regularly, and it is more important due to the changing lifestyle and food habits.
Dr.R.Radhika Devi, Director in-charge of MKU Women’s Studies Centre, Mr.T.Murugesan, director, Voice Trust-Madurai and Dr.J.Klaassen Solomon, medical officer of MKU Multispeciality Health Centre, were among those who were present at the inauguration of health screening camp in which more than 150 men and women had undergone medical tests and health screening by doctors.
