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THE ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY HAS UNDERTAKEN A GLOBAL GRANT PROJECT TITLED “MASINA HOSPITAL CSSD & HFNC TO HOSPITALS” IN ROTARY’S FOCUS AREA OF DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT. This GG project is funded by a generous donation by our Rtn. Sunita Mandelia and Rtn. Ptn. Avadhesh Mandelia through their trust Janata Janardan Health Organisation, in the...

The Community Service Avenue of Rotary Club of Jai Hind College (RCJC) organised ONE METRE APART, an event that aimed to provide isolation covers to rickshaw drivers who could not afford one. The isolation covers would act as a shield for both the driver and the passengers and protect them from the spread of coronavirus...

THE ALL-PRESTIGIOUS WASH IN SCHOOLS (WASH STANDS FOR WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE) PROJECT DHAAL HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT HEADWAY IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. A QUICK RECAP: THE WINS COMMITTEE OF DIST. 3141 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DGN SANDIP AGARWALLA UNDER TOOK THE PROJECT TO INSTALL HAND WASH STATIONS (HWS) IN 752 SCHOOLS OF PALGHAR DISTRICT...

In the present pandemic times, the elderly are at a much higher medical risk which is likely to aggravate with the onset of winters with the chances of them catching a common cold and flu going up too. Many doctors have recommended regular steam inhalation for protecting one’s self from the virus and staying healthy. Keeping...

APPROXIMATELY 4.5 HOURS FROM MUMBAI LIES WARGHADPADA, A HAMLET SITUATED IN MOKHADA TALUKA. WAGHARPADA EXPERIENCED LOAD SHEDDING FOR 10-12 HOURS REGULARLY AND ON SOME DAYS DURING MONSOONS, THE HAMLET MANAGED WITHOUT AELECTRICITY FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. SOME OF THE OTHER CHALLENGES IT FACED WERE POOR HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION AND CONNECTIVITY COUPLED WITH LOW AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY. Last October,...

ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2020, THE ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY HELD THE VIRTUAL INAUGURATION OF THREE B. BRAUN HAEMODIALYSIS MACHINE AT SHATABDI HOSPITAL, GOVANDI (REHBAR FOUNDATION) AND FOUR FRESENIUS KABI HAEMODIALYSIS MACHINES AT AASTHA HOSPITAL, MANOR, PALGHAR. RCB’s Chief Guest for the event was TRF Trustee Gulam Vahanvaty and the other Guests of Honour were PDG Bal...

On September 22nd, 2020, the Rotary Club of Bombay donated four German make Fresenius Dialysis machines to the Rotary Dialysis Centre at Aastha Hospital, Manor, Palghar. Responding to an appeal by RC of Palghar, RCB facilitated this donation – one earlier this year through its member Rtn. Swati Jajodia and the balance three through a Global...

THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY IS ONE OF THE MANY WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED DUE TO THE CURRENT COVID PANDEMIC. With no stable source of income over the past five months they have been struggling to survive. Trivni Samaj Vikas Kendra is a community based organisation working closely with over 1800 community members in Malvani area, Malad. During...

Three B.Braun Dialysis machines were installed at Shatabdi Municipal Hospital at Govandi, thanks to Rotarians Samir Mogul, Vineet Suchanti and Swati Jajodia. A virtual inauguration will follow after 10-15 days. In the meantime, the machines are to be utilised fully. Several dialysis patients who were unable to travel long distances due to covid are benefitting...

WE MAKE A LIVING BY WHAT WE GET, BUT WE MAKE A LIFE BY WHAT WE GIVE. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced all interactions to move to a virtual platform. This has made education come to a standstill for many children. Project Pahunch, a social initiative by the Rotaract Club of H.R. College, attempts to provide...

BY RTN. DR. AASHISH CONTRACTOR THREE DISCLAIMERS: This article is aimed at an urban office-going, white collar demographic It represents my personal views on the subject, culled from the scientific and non-scientific reading I have done so far, and is meant to be a general guide on how to avoid catching the virus The information here is current as...