Committee Reports: Cancer Aid & Masina Hospital 2019-2020

CANCER AID

Director-in-charge: Rtn. (Dr.) Rohini Chowgule

Chairperson: Rtn. (Dr.) Ian Pinto

Vice-Chairperson: Rtn. Farokh Balsara

Committee Members: Rtn. (Dr.) Aashish Contractor, Rtn. Hoshang Nazir, Rtn. Mudit Jatia, Rtn. Ptn. Soonu Balsara, Rtn. Zeenia Master, Rtn. Murrad Currawala

1. Educational video on cancer prevention and treatment in collaboration with Indian Cancer Society: created and translated into regional languages and used by Indian Cancer Society in both urban and rural. Posted on our Youtube and Facebook channels
2. RCB in collaboration with the Cancer Patient Aid Association, conducted an early detection cancer screening camp on January 23rd, 2020 at the Traffic Police headquarters in Worli. More than a hundred traffic police personnel were screened and educated on cancer awareness. Cancer specialist Rtn. (Dr.) Ian Pinto was present at the camp. With the rising rate of cancer cases, RCB has focused on increasing awareness through talks, screening
   camps and providing funds for treatment of cancer.
3. The Rotary Cancer Aid Committee conducted a camp for cancer awareness education and screening for wives of serving soldiers on March 12th at Powai. Around 60 women were screened at this camp.

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MASINA HOSPITAL

The upgraded Urology Department at Masina Hospital, Mumbai was inaugurated on January 15th, 2020. In Rotary Year 2018-19, RCB undertook the setting up / upgradation of various departments of Masina Hospital in three phases under three respective Global Grants.

While Phases I (Casualty, Burns, NICU, Orthopedic OT, Plastic Surgery) & II (Endoscopy) were inaugurated in May 2019, Phase III (ENT) was inaugurated on November 2nd, 2019. A total of seven departments were thus set up / upgraded.
However, there was a substantial cost saving in procuring the equipment, resulting in a surplus in each of the three Global Grants. It was thought best to apply this surplus for procuring even more equipment for Masina Hospital.

RCB applied for a scope change to the TRF and they approved the request promptly. Accordingly, the collective surplus from three Global Grants (almost Rs 1 cr) was directed towards the upgrade of the Urology Department at Masina.
The upgraded Urology Department was finally inaugurated at Masina Hospital in a simple ceremony. Rotarians present were President Preeti Mehta, IPP Vijay Jatia, PP Sandip Agarwalla, Rtn. (Dr.) Ashok Kripalani, Rtn. Homi Katgara, Rtn. Sureshbhai Kotak & Rtn. Gaurav Nevatia. They were joined by Masina Hospital CEO Dr. Vispi Jokhi and his enthusiastic team.

The new instruments were displayed and Masina’s Urologist Dr. Mukund Andankar briefed all present on the enhanced scope of surgeries that could be performed as a result of the new equipment. RCB is thankful to all the Global Grant donors – Balkrishna Industries Ltd, Hindustan Composites Ltd and the Mahansaria family – without whose generosity the above would not have been possible.