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Health camp organised

CHENNAI: Sri Ramakrishna Math conducted a health camp for persons with leprosy here on Friday.

The day-long camp included screening for eye ailments by optometrists from Sankara Nethralaya and health check-ups by doctors from Sri Ramachandra Medical College in Porur.

Atul Shah, director of Mumbai-based Novartis Comprehensive Leprosy Care Association, conducted a three-hour session on prevention of deformity.

The Math has also been helping persons with leprosy form Self-Help groups.

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