Environment Day Celebrated at Father Muller Salvadore Monteiro Rural Health Training Center, Bajpe
Mangaluru: The Environment day was celebrated at the Father Muller Salvadore Monteiro Rural Health Training Center, Bajpe on 13 July 2019.
Dr Jessy Maria D’Souza (R.M.O Incharge of FM SM RHTC) coordinated the event along with Dr Saurabh Kumar (Associate Professor Community Medicine Department) and Salvadore Monteiro. The chief guest for the occasion was Ayisha (Member of Bajpe Panchayat) and Jayanth Suvarna (President of Bajpe Rotary Club). Guest of honour were Robert Rego and Raghava Kamath members of Bajpe Rotary club.
36 saplings were planted around the campus to create awareness about the environment and also on the importance of rainwater harvesting. The patients and bystanders along with the FMSMRHTC staff and interns participated in the plantation drive. Talks were given by the chief guest and guest of honour with the underlying theme of ‘GO GREEN’.
The Father Muller Salvadore Monteiro Rural Health Center set up on 1st November 2018 at Bajpe, has been catering to the health of the underprivileged around Bajpe and the neighbouring areas. It is an example of the service-oriented goal to provide holistic health and compassion to the brethren of the Father Muller Charitable Institutions. With modern amenities and a 50 bedded hospital, this center has been a spring in the desert for many.
