The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, in collaboration with Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute, Mysuru, will conduct a health-check up camp for tribal children across the State.
The exercise will be inaugurated at a tribal school in Hunsur on Wednesday and about 150 children will be screened for various health parameters. The initiative has been supported by JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru and All-India Institute of Speech and Hearing.
Termed ‘’Exceptional School Health Camp’’, the initiative will cover all the 112 Ashrama schools catering to tribal children in the State. To start with, 21 Ashrama schools in Mysuru district will be covered and it is expected to take about 3 to 4 months, said Prabha Urs, from the KSTRI.
