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Health
Bhopal Health Alert
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bhopal
🗓 14 Aug 2026, 06:47 PM
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Community health camps in Bhopal's 36 slums have screened 2,518 people, revealing high blood pressure and sugar levels in many. Every 9th person had high blood pressure and every 10th person had high sugar levels.
Community health camps have been set up in 36 slums of Bhopal to provide health check-ups to the residents. So far, 2,518 people have been screened, and the results are alarming. Every 9th person has been found to have high blood pressure, while every 10th person has high sugar levels. This indicates a serious health risk for the people living in these slums. The health camps are an initiative to provide basic health care facilities to the underprivileged sections of the society.