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Tricitynews
Chandigarh
05th December:-
Chandigarh
Administration and Rotary Club of Chandigarh have signed a memorandum of
understanding for setting up one-of-its-kind Health Education Centre in the
city.
The MoU was signed by B.L. Sharma, Secretary Education,
representing the UT Administration and President of the Club, AP Singh in the
presence of V.P.Singh Badnore, Governor of Punjab and Administrator UT, Parimal
Rai, Advisor to the Administrator, UT IG Sanjay Baniwal, former world president
of Rotary International Rajendra K. Saboo and other senior officers of the UT
Administration.
V.P.Singh Badnore commended Rotary’s endeavours for this unique
project and the first one in the country to be setup in the city, and said that
this is a new beginning and Administration would like to partner with Rotary
Club Chandigarh for its various other initiatives.
Former world president of Rotary International, RK Saboo said
that the Club would be spending approximately US$ 300,000 (Rs.2.2 crores) for
the Centre for which expertise, and know how shall come from
US-based, McMillen Health Centre, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
This state-of-the-art Health Education Centre is meant
to educate school students about fundamentals of medical science, human
physiology, and would also serve as Training Centre to impart training to
master trainers as well as teachers, informed former world president of Rotary
International Rajendra K Saboo who had conceived the project.
Chandigarh Administration has decided to setup this Centre in
Government Model High School, Sector 22C, in the first phase, and later a site
would be identified by a committee comprising representatives of the
Engineering, and Architecture departments and the District Education Officer.
It would also work as centre of excellence in providing basic
medical education, health checkup and training, and would be managed by a team
of administrative staff, team of doctors and experts under a society which
shall have Advisor to the Administrator as Chairman while Home, Health, Finance
and Education Secretaries of the Chandigarh Administration as members along with
various other members from various departments as well as the head of the PGI,
and two members of the Rotary Club.
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