A live-streamed panel discussion on Cancer awareness was held on November 29, at Jai Hind College, Churchgate. Rtn. (Dr.) Ian Pinto was part of the panel discussion. RCB received an encouraging response from people in the auditorium as well as through live streaming and social media channels. The programme was well-conceived with certain last-minute additions like the...
RCB has aided bereavement support for grieving parents since 2011 Buldhana resident Suresh Manjulkar lost his 13-month-old son Dhanraj to blood cancer at Tata Memorial Hospital in Parel, in 2011. Hospital social workers helped Suresh and his wife Jyoti carried out last rites for the child at Shivaji Park Crematorium as Suresh had barely a few...
ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY (RCB) TIED up with Indian Cancer Society (ICS), believing, with them, that “Cancer is manageable, when detected early”. Awareness followed by early detection improves the chances of battling this dreaded disease. Early diagnosis of cancer has been the core objective. RCB along with ICS is conducting cancer awareness camps from October...
A cancer education and awareness programme was conducted at Jai Hind College, Mumbai, on October 3, 2018. The event was attended by approximately 500 people. This was a joint initiative of the Rotary Club of Bombay (through the Cancer Aid Committee), Indian Cancer Society (ICS) and Jai Hind College (JHC) along with its young...
A Cancer Screening Camp held at Kalina - Santacruz on 24th February, 2018 - Sponsored by Rotary Club of Bombay The slums for this camp were identified by Nargis Dutt foundation and Priya Dutt personally visited the camp. She was happy to see the arrangements done by our club and sent a note to thank our...
Dr. Vijaya Taskar is the President of Streehitkarini, a non-governmental organization providing education to women living in the slums of Mumbai. She requested our club through the CPAA to hold a cancer screening camp for 100 women from slums and lower middle class families in Dadar, Elphinstone and Lower Parel. Rotary Club of Bombay held another screening...
Cancer Aid committee of Rotary club of Bombay decided in the beginning of the year to do 10 early detection camps. By the mid -year they have organised 5 such camps. One such awareness and early detection camp on 10 January in slum area at Kajupada-Kurla. This time many people came ahead in pre registrations...
Children in India are particularly vulnerable and in every 16 seconds, a child in India tries tobacco for the first time. This means that every day, 5500 Indian children try tobacco for the first time. Up to onethird of these children are under the age of 10 years. 14.6% of youth aged 13 to 15...
Cancer Screening camp was conducted at St. Anthony High School with the support of Navjeen Centre on 12th October, 2017 for sex workers STATISTICS Total No. of individuals Screened 82 Follow up cases 42 Rotary Club of bombay in partnership with CPAA is creating awareness for early detection through regular check ups. Our emphasis is on early detection of Oral...
Tobacco is one of the world leading killers. 1/3 people use tobacco in India. 15% children use tobacco. 29% of school personnel use tobacco in school. Every shop has displayed tobacco advertisements. Tobacco is responsible for almost half of all cancer diagnoses in men and a quarter of all cancer diagnoses in women. Children in...
Bhavishya Yaan students of the Byculla East Municipal School celebrated Ganpati festival with a message for society reaching 100 people through a performance and around 2000 through leaflet distribution, posters and banners. Ganpati Festival is among the most auspicious festivals celebrated in Maharashtra during the month of September. For Mumbai, this ten day festival is an...
Rotary club of Bombay celebrated World NO TOBACCO DAY at CST station by creating an awareness campaign in association with Salaam Bombay, reaching more than 2500 people through the day. World Health Organization (WHO) started World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) to create awareness among the masses about widespread prevalence of tobacco use and its negative health...