In last Tuesday’s meeting, the Rotary Club of Bombay commemorated the efforts of PP Rtn. (Dr.) Rahim Muljiani, PP Rtn. (Dr.) Rumi Jehangir, Dr. Anil Deshpande, Rtn. Arin Master and Dr. Priyanka Doctor for their unstinting support in running the Phiroze Ratanshah Vakil Eye Centre at Talwada. The eye centre at Talwada is RCB’s longest-running landmark...
Rotarians Shernaz and Firoze Vakil hosted an intimate gathering of members and spouses at their beautiful residence for the In-Camera event on February 14, 2019. The speaker was the well known Dr. Jehangir Sorabjee who spoke on ‘Wellness’. His talk was both engaging and informative. Jehangir, in his informal and humorous style, spoke about lifestyle-based...
A momentous day of the Rotary year 2018 - 19, 2nd September marked a historic visit by our enthusiastic Rotarians to the crown jewel project of the Rotary Club of Bombay – Talwada, a three hour drive from Mumbai. Our club has adopted this tribal area by catering to its medical and higher educational needs. We...
Fellowship Committee along with the Talwada Phiroze R. Vakil Eye Centre (PRVEC) and Ajit Deshpande Medical Centre (ADMC) Committees have arranged a fellowshipcum- service trip to Talwada on Sunday, 2nd September 2018. The trip is mainly arranged to celebrate the 40 years of our eye hospital and also to inaugurate an installation of 5 dental chairs...
Rotary Club of Bombay in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and FLO (FICCI LADIES ORGANISATION) started this new project study to understand the possibilities of converting Talwada into a ‘Smart Village’. Under this initiative, consultant Mr. Prakash Iyyer and his team visited RCB’s Talwada Medical facilities, while making a complete...
Here are the details of the number of patients treated at the Hassanali Tobaccowala Eye Center (HTEC) in the first four months of the Rotary year 2016-17: OPD Patients 5,273 Spectacles given 374 Operations 284 Intra-ocular lens implants 241 Corneal transplant 1 Lasers 63 In addition to the above, laying of a water pipeline from the Surya dam reservoir to ADMC and...
Established in 1902, The Victoria Memorial School for the Blind (VMSB) has been in the service of the visually impaired for over 110 years. On the 7th of January, 2016, the RCB was pleased to show its support by donating Brail software to the VMSB. The support given by RCB through Dr. Batra's Foundation will...
It is said, of all the blessings one is bestowed with, the blessing of good health is the one most prized. And of all the senses that we are granted, the sense of sight is the one most treasured. And that is what makes the RCB project of Talwada most precious, as its 'Hasanali Tobaccowala...
The "Opmi Lumera 300" microscope, a quality product of Carl Zeiss and a gift from the Rotary Club of Kandivli, has been put to use at the Hasanali Tobaccowala Eye Centre at Talwada. According to HTEC Chairman PP Dr. Rumi Jehangir the highly-sophisticated microscope was mobilized without waiting for a formal inauguration because of the...
The Rotary Club of Bombay Kandivli has donated a highly sophisticated microscope to be used in ophthalmic surgeries at the Rotary Club of Bombay's Hasanali Tobaccowala Eye Centre at Talwada. Described as the "Opmi Lumera 300" microscope, it is a quality product of the Swiss giant Carl Zeiss and is said to be worth a...