The Rotary Club of Mulund, RID 3141, has brought healing and cancer prevention awareness to hundreds of underprivileged women through a large-scale cervical cancer screening camp held at the Kores Hospital in Thane. The camp provided free screening, gynaecological consultation and ultrasound services which are normally unaffordable to these women.
“But more than just medical care, the camp offered dignity and respect to these women, reminding them that their health and well-being truly matter,” said past
RI director Ashok Mahajan.
The camp was inaugurated by Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde. “For members of our club, this camp wasn’t just about diagnosing illness — it was about giving voice to silent struggles and reaching underprivileged women who often fall through the cracks of our healthcare system, and restoring faith in the power of community-led healthcare,” he added.
On this occasion, RC Mulund reiterated its resolve to carry forward this initiative, by organising similar camps in underserved areas of Mumbai and Thane, ensuring that no woman is left behind when it comes to early detection and proper care.
Taking this initiative forward to the next critical step of prevention, Mahajan said, the club will also launch free HPV vaccination drives for underprivileged girls, aged 9 to 14, to protect them from cervical cancer. “By protecting the next generation, Rotary aims to break the cycle of suffering before it begins. But none of this would have been possible without the generous financial support of Aditya Birla Capital, whose partnership made this life-changing initiative a reality. Their contribution has directly impacted hundreds of lives and will continue to do so in the years to come,” he added, thanking all the doctors, nurses and volunteers involved in this mission to battle cervical cancer.