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Manipur doc at Guwahati PC

Senior consultant on surgical oncology at Manipal Hospitals Bangalore, Dr Ashwin Rajagopal on 27 May attended the ‘Evening with a Doctor’ program of Guwahati Press Club (GPC) and offered free consultations to over 40 media persons. The participants also got their blood pressure checked by the hospital’s northeast representative Rahul Sarma.

The 20 May camp at the press club premises was conducted by ENT specialists from Down Town Hospitals namely Dr Dhrubajyoti Datta and Dr Roshan Bonde, where they offered free consultations to over 30 participants. Nurses namely Ursila Horo & Mayashree Hazarika with marketing manager Sajal Sinha supported the doctors in conducting camp. The participants also got their blood pressure checked in the camp.

The next Saturday evening OPD clinic, which will be open for GPC member-journalists along with their dependants, will be conducted by physicians from the city based GNRC Hospitals. The camp will begin at 4 pm and continue till 7 pm.

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