Sri Lankan refugees accommodated at a special camp in Thoppukollai, India have been screened for non-communicable disease, ‘The Hindu’ reported.

A free health camp has been conducted at the camp site in Thoppukollai yesterday, as a part of celebrations birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

D. Parimala Devi, Dean cum Special Officer of Government Medical College here, in her inaugural address, spoke on the objective of the camp organised as part of Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme.

S. Swaminathan, Project Officer for the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme, said the Health Department had notified six hospitals in the district for the Chief Minister’s health insurance cover.

Kamalanathan, leader of the camp, said the camp helped the refugees understand the significance of the health insurance scheme.

A total number of women from 430 families, were screened for special tests with focus on non-communicable diseases.