The Forest department organised a specialised medical camp, Sneha Hastham, at Edamalakkudy, the first tribal panchayat in Kerala, under the Munnar forest division in Idukki on Friday.
According to officials, the medical camp was jointly organised in association with the Indian Medical Association (IMA)-Kerala Chapter, the Health department, and the Scheduled Tribes (ST) Development department. Officials said that around 210 persons were treated during the camp by a team of 24 doctors, nurses, and other paramedical staff from the Health department.
“During the camp at Edamalakkudy, high blood pressure was detected among many, which is mainly due to the consumption of food high in salt such as dried fish and the residents were advised to reduce intake of such food,” a Forest department official said.
