Medical camp held in Tuticorin

March 29, 2010 01:35 pm | Updated November 18, 2016 10:03 pm IST - Tuticorin:

EYE CHECK-UP: An old woman being screened at a medical camp in Tuticorin on Sunday. Photo: N. Rajesh

EYE CHECK-UP: An old woman being screened at a medical camp in Tuticorin on Sunday. Photo: N. Rajesh

Over 300 persons benefitted from a mega medical camp organised by the youth wing of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam here on Sunday.

The free medical camp was organised to coomemorate the Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin's 58th birthday celebrations. A team of doctors from various hospitals screened the patients for various ailments. As many as 58 persons pledged to donate their eyes on the occasion. The camp was inaugurated by P. Geetha Jeevan, Social Welfare Minister. N. Periyasami, Committee Member, Tuticorin Port Trust, presided over the programme.

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