The Rotary Club of Mangalore in service to the people of Dakshina Kannada, launched a Mobile Women’s Wellness Clinic for early detection of non-communicable diseases like Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer amongst rural women in our district. The Rotary Club of Mangalore through ‘The Rotary Foundation Global Grant project’ along with Rotary Club of Silicon Valley Passport (USA), RI District 6540 (USA), RI District 3181 donated a Women’s Wellness Clinic Bus to Yenepoya Hospital, a premier hospital group in Mangalore for service to mankind. This humanitarian project by Rotary will save many lives in the days to come. The project cost of Rs 1.25 Crores was completely borne by Rotary.

Oral Cancer, Breast Cancer and Cervical cancer account for 55% of the cancers in India and their early detection and treatment can save the lives of rural women in our district. The community will be engaged through Sarapanchs, Asha Anganwadi workers, women self-help groups, and local community leaders for conducting the health camps and screening of Oral Cancer, Breast Cancer and Cervical cancer, and other non-communicable diseases in this Mobile Wellness clinic. The screening or any examination done on the bus is free of cost. This cancer detection bus is well equipped with a state-of-the-art Mammography machine for breast examination & screening and Colposcope for cervical screening. BPL women who have been detected with cancer would be given free treatment at Yenepoya Hospital. This project is aimed at helping lower-income groups. The ‘Women’s Wellness Mobile Clinic’ is a unique project launched for the women in our district for screening and early detection of Cancer & non-communicable diseases and treatment of BPL women will be free of cost.