Health check up at press club
Guwahati Press Club in association with the Sun Valley Diabetic Care and Research Center, Guwahati has organized a health check up camp for media persons on December 31 next (Thursday). The camp, to be held at the press club premises, will start at 10 am (and continue till 2 pm). Senior surgeon Dr Sudhir Jain with Dr Bikash Bhattacharya, Dr Mukul Bora will attend the camp and be available for consultation. Member-journalists of the press club are encouraged to participate in the camp.
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