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Mobile clinic to screen patients for early signs of NCDs

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Press Trust of India Chennai
Last Updated : Jul 10 2019 | 7:20 PM IST

A mobile clinic to provide free preventive screening for early detection of non-communicable diseases (NCD) to the underprivileged was launched here Wednesday by Samsung India Electronics and Apollo Hospitals.

Equipped with high-end technology, the clinic would also have a consultant to advise patients, diagnosed with NCDs, on how to go about it, a statement from Apollo said.

The 'Samsung-Apollo Mobile Clinic' is targeted to win over NCDs by driving awareness and through early detection and preventive screening, the statement said, adding "people in rural areas will receive free-of-cost access to primary screening."

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First Published: Jul 10 2019 | 7:20 PM IST

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