* The Mobile Echo Cardiogram Unit (MECU) is used for checkup camps which
   facilitate detection of various heart ailments like high blood pressure, coronary artery
   disease, heart disease and congenital heart disease amongst general population.
* The tests conducted at the camp include weight, blood pressure, ECG
   (electrocardiography), echocardiography and distribution of free samples of
   medicines by the participating pharmaceutical companies.
* People get benefit with consultation of the cardiologist and counseling by dietician
   and clinical psychologists.
* The program envisages disseminating knowledge about prevention and control of risk
   factors associated with heart disease, educates people on healthy lifestyle and dietary
   habits in order to reduce the risk of heart disease.

* MECU has a state of the art medical classroom on wheels, equipped to conduct
   echocardiography examinations and training program for the doctors at the same time.

* Mobile Echo Unit greatly benefits doctors and practitioners in the peripheral towns,
   giving them hands on experience in technology that aids speedy and accurate
   diagnosis.
* It has also meant the building up of considerable database for research in
    echocardiography.