Enhancing healthcare facilities

Rotary Club of Vapi, RID 3060, recently upgraded facilities at the operation theatre of the Haria Rotary Hospital in the city. Medical equipment such as neurosurgical operating microscope, operating drill, defibrillators, ECG machines, a CR system, tonometer, syringes and infusion pumps, worth $85,123, were funded through a global grant. Contributions included a Term Gift of $30,000 from Girdharilal Modi, a member of RC Mumbai Downtown Sealand, RID 3142; DDF of $16,000; RC Vapi’s share of $16,186 and the balance from TRF.

The hospital is run by the club under its Rotary Charitable Trust. PRIP Kalyan Banerjee handed over the equipment recently to the hospital administration in the presence of the then DG Pinky Patel, DRFC Ashish Ajmera and PDG Ashis Roy, Club President Ketan Patel and Secretary Rakesh Patwari.