1000+ Tribals Vaccinated In Palghar
The Rotary Club of Bombay successfully vaccinated villagers from the tribal areas of Palghar with the 1000
vaccines donated by the Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mumbai.
The outreach programme was conducted successfully under the guidance of DGE Sandip Agarwalla and PP Vijay Jatia with the cooperation of Rtn. Dr. Avinash Sonawane, Treasurer, RC Manor Highway, PP Bhagwan Patil, RC Palghar, Charter President Shashank Thakare, RC Wada. A team from Aastha Hospital, Manor, was conducted the camps successfully in eight villages.
The following villages were covered and 1020 doses given: Netali (180), Savarkhand (107), Pargaon (105), Kude (134),
Anishet (160), Gale (174), Alman (92) and Kharivali (68).
Rtn. Dr. Avinash Sonawane, Hon Treasurer, RC Manor Highway, said, “Initially reluctant to take vaccines, these tribals were convinced by the efforts of Rotarians from Manor and Wada Clubs who worked tirelessly in these tribal villages and hamlets.”
Meanwhile, PP Bhagwan Patil, RC Palghar, felt strongly about expanding the outreach. He said, “The scope of the campaign needs to be expanded. With RCB’s help, a thousand doses were made available to people who do not have a smartphone, cannot register online and cannot afford to pay in private.”
Rtn. Shashank Thakare, Charter President, RC Wada, emphasised the urgency of the project. He said, “Vaccination drives in villages often don’t get a response as the centre is far away and/ or there is a misunderstanding about vaccines. Overcoming both of these made the drive successful. For example, less than 10 people were vaccinated in Gale village before our drive, while we inoculated 174 in a day. Once again thank you to the donors, Rotarians of RC Bombay, Palghar, Manor, Wada, Aastha hospital staff and everyone who made this happen.”