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Narayana Hospital to conduct free screening health camp for journos

Narayana Super-Specialty Hospital, Amingaon (north Guwahati) will conduct a free health camp for the member-journalists of Guwahati Press Club (GPC) along with their families on Saturday (12 January 2019). The daylong camp will be started by 10 am at newly launched Narayana Superspeciality Clinic (Near Ulubari KFC, Kacharibasti, Guwahati, helpline number- 8011242424) and get over by 2 pm.

The participants will be offered the facility of free RBS, ECG and Echo (if advised ) test and subsequent doctor consultations at the centre. One consultant relating to medicine will also be present at the camp.

The interested member-journalists are requested to arrive at the venue with the government recognized ic or GPC membership cards. Those should need further courses of medical attention will be offered concessional treatments at Narayana Super-Specialty Hospital, Amingaon.

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