Dr. Ravi Wankhede, also a member of Rotary Club of Nagpur, was a guest speaker at first ever International Multiple District President Elect Training Seminar (MD PETS) held at Hotel Orchid, Pune on 4-5 April 2015. This seminar is held annually for training the in-coming Presidents of all Rotary Clubs in the District who take over the office on 01st July.
This was the first time in the Indian Sub three Rotary Districts came together comprising of 65 Rotary Clubs from and around Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur gathered for the Seminar. Galaxy of speakers included the Rotary International President Elect R. Ravindran from Sri Lanka, Rotary International Director Elect Dr. Manoj Desai from Gujrat, Past Rotary International President Kalyan Banerjee and others.
Dr. Ravi Wankhede spoke on the need of Rotarians to adopt spreading awareness & the need of Organ donation and transplantation. He told the gathering that about 5 million people die every year for want of life saving organs in South Asia. Dr. Wankhede stressed Rotary Clubs in South Asia should unite to help spread the awareness for prevention of organ failure as well as the need to donate healthy organs from people who have suffered 'brain death'. He said every year about 1.5 lacs people require kidney transplantation, but only about 5000 transplants are taking place. He said Rotary has just to provide platform so that organisations such as MOHAN Foundation could enlighten the Clubs and through them others the importance of the subject.
Many club Presidents showed keenness to take up the projects during their tenure of Presidency of the Clubs.
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