In Rotary, December is the designated month for Disease prevention and treatment. It is one of the most important focus areas amongst the seven.

Health is the basic need of a person and it is his  fundamental right. “Health is wealth”

In India access to affordable healthcare facilities for a common people is a real issue. Rotary is committed to this issue. Eradication of the polio from the world is the mammoth task and we have almost achieved that.

Prevention of the disease is equally or  more important for a good health. We focus on prevention as well as affordable or free treatment of the diseases.

For Rotary clubs this is a very important Avenue because medical help is one of the most  important priority concerns of the society which  proves the genuine public image of Rotary.  Most of the clubs have doctor members from various specialities who are the good resources. This is the excellent vocational service opportunity to Rotarian doctors and others.

This year we are doing some good project in this Avenue :-

Cherry blossom 🌸 Anaemia awareness, prevention and treatment for the school going children . In India unfortunately 50% of the students are anaemic. This project will improve their overall and cognitive health and will help in their educational development.Any Rotary Club can sponsor Rs.9999 only which will cover  300 students. All the clubs please do  participate  and “ लगाओ चौकार”.

We are doing free cataract surgery for needy people.  Club can sponsor only Rs. 1500/- per surgery. This will give vision to the blind. We aim 18,000 cataract surgeries.

Also we have planned free HP vaccination to  young adolescent girls for prevention of cervical cancer, Rotary dialysis centre for affordable dialysis and so on......

Very proud to say that each club carry out so many good projects in this avenue year after year . Congratulations to all the clubs.

Our aim is “ Healthy person, healthy family, healthy society and healthy nation”.

सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामया।

Dr. Kiran Purohit

Director, Disease prevention and treatment. District 3131.