Medical Camp organized by
NITIE's Rotaract club of Powai
 

Harini Kumar
NITIE
Management Batch 2008

Martin Luther King once said, "Life's most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?"

In the breeding grounds of tomorrow's corporate fast trackers, the management schools, this question is seldom asked and rarely actioned.

In another unique attempt to give back to the community, NITIE's Rotaract Club of Powai  organized a free Medical Health Camp for the slum and chawl dwellers around NITIE on 26^th November, 2006.

Four doctors, Dr. Ashwani Kumar, General Physician, KEM Hospital, Dr Dinesh Mishra, Physician and Dr. Om Prakash Gazre, Dentist and Dr. Raghavendra, Dentist, NITIE Clinic consented to come to the camp.

This Camp was organized exclusively for the Morarji Nagar slum and chawl dwellers. The organizers reported a turnout of over 180 patients in a span of two and half hours.

Venue : Shiv Sena Office (outside NITIE first gate),
Date : 26^th November, 2006
Timing :2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

Krishna, a second year management student and Rotaract member, said, "These people hardly visit doctors for any ailment. They use homemade remedies that may or may not help. The objective of the camp was that the 80 - 95% of the people in Morarji Nagar had hope to atleast get their general check up done. In the event symptoms for more serious diseases are discovered, the patients will be informed. In cases of immediately addressable diseases, medical aid, sponsored by The Rotaract Club of Powai, NITIE, will be provided."

One of the doctors observed that the flow of patients was quite high. Also according to them,  these people were neglecting minor things, which could cause major problems in future.

The junior Rotaract Team, worked tirelessly, co-ordinating between the patients and the doctors. As Krishna saw it, " With 4 doctors working in tandem with the clock, it seemed like the camp never came to an end. I will always remember the blessing of a old lady, "Jeete raho beta" my entire life."

The challenges in India are enormous. A partnership between the corporate community and individuals has enormous potential for strengthening society. Contribution to the community has no predefined rules or boundaries. Often, concern for the community is, unforgiveably, associated with socialism. On the contrary, social responsibility gives capitalism a chance to thrive, as only when every citizen is an asset in economic activity are opportunities created to succeed. If the collective value addition that management graduates make at their workplace is applied to community service even limitedly India can be made a better place for every citizen.

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E-mail: impress.nitie@gmail.com
 

Source: By E-mail (November 27, 2006)

published on IndianMBA.com on December 6, 2006

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