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Communion of Churches in India. Under his leadership, several annual health programs were instituted in the rural and coastal areas of Thiruvananthapuram District. Some of them are the Community Eye Care Service, which ensures about 3500-4000 free cataract surgeries for the poor every year, the Community Cancer Centre Clinic and the Multidisciplinary clinic for the disabled.
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