India, Dec. 16 -- With cases of fever, respiratory infections and lifestyle-related ailments generally rising during winters, the Gautam Budh Nagar health department has intensified community-level outreach through government health facilities, providing free consultations, diagnostic tests and medicines to residents across urban and rural areas, officials said in a statement on Monday.

As part of this drive, over 1,500 beneficiaries were covered during health fairs organised over the weekend at 36 government health centres across the district, including 15 urban and 21 rural facilities, where doctors screened patients for common seasonal illnesses, diabetes, hypertension, skin disorders and breathing-related conditions, they said.

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