A new blood bank in Moradabad
DG Nitin Agarwal inaugurated a component separating blood bank at the Crest Hospital, Moradabad, set up by RC Moradabad East, RID 3100, through a global grant of $50,000.
Five club members donated blood on the occasion. The new facility will make three blood components — RBC, platelets and plasma — from one unit of blood which can help save three lives. PDG Lalit Mohan Gupta, who is also the DRFC, and hospital director Dr Raj Shekhar were present at the inaugural.
Cataract surgery for Gadchiroli tribals
In an ongoing medical project of RC Nagpur South East, RID 3030, 35 patients from the naxal-hit tribal areas of Gadchiroli underwent cataract surgery at the Shalinitai Meghe Hospital, Nagpur.
So far, this Rotary year, 194 underprivileged people have benefitted from this project. The club provides free transportation, and takes care of their accommodation during the pre- and post-operative care at the hospital.
Pune Rotarians visit Mauritius
A 12-member team from RID 3131 visited Mauritius on a five-day trip under a Rotary Friendship Exchange programme. Members of RC Poona, PDG Deepak Shikarpur, Dr Farida Irani and Dr Kamal Palia, presented the club flag to Mauritius President Dharambeer Gokhool who shared memories of his India visit and interaction with former India president Abdul Kalam.
The delegates consisting of members from RCs Poona, Khadki, Pune Gandhi Bhavan and Pune Amanora, also attended a weekly meeting of RC Haute Rive, and garlanded the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on Oct 2 during a project visit. The Indian Rotarians were led by Dr Madhura Vipra.
Dialysis kits for kidney patients
Alappuzha district collector Alex Varghese inaugurated a medical project of providing dialysis kits to underprivileged patients by RC Alleppey Greater, RID 3211. The club will deliver 20 dialysis kits a month for a year to 20 individuals with kidney disease at a cost of ₹3 lakh.
Varghese handed over the first kit to a patient at the inaugural, and the remaining kits were distributed by club president Nazeer Punnackal to the beneficiaries at the weekly club meeting.