The upcoming door-to-door survey by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) aims to include mental health and common cancer detection. The cancer prevention model is scheduled for inclusion in the next fiscal year. This survey, named Mukhya Mantri Aarogya Apalaya Dari, is an extension of last year’s Aroghyam Kutumbam initiative by BMC.

‘The door-to-door survey aims to include screening for diabetes, high blood pressure, mental health, and common cancers like oral, breast, and cervical,” said a BMC official. “We will also provide referral services to suspected patients. Currently we are working on conducting home blood tests for the elderly and vulnerable citizens and referring them for further management. Guidelines and a draft are yet to be prepared on what kind of blood tests to include in this program,” the official added.