"We want to help the poorest of the poor,” stated Tehnaz Byramji, vice chairman of the Medical Centre project of Lions Club of East Bombay at Matunga. She was speaking to Parsiana on April 4, 2024 about the Club’s second "permanent project.” The 2,000 sq ft space, established in April 2023 at a cost of Rs 14 crores, provides a multitude of services at highly subsidized rates, she stated. Its first project, a polyclinic and diagnostic center, also located in Matunga, was established in 1960. The Medical Centre is managed by a committee comprising chairman Dr Keki Dalal and vice chairpersons Shirish Mehta and Byramji.
The imaging center provides radiology services with a digital x-ray machine which has a capacity of 60 images per minute; the Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) machine can facilitate treatment planning and diagnosis in implant dentistry, ear-nose-throat and orthopedic cases; the new sonography machine with 4D Echo and advanced color doppler system assists in cardiology, radiology and gynecology investigations, elaborated Byramji in a note to Parsiana. The Centre handles about 70 patients a day, she said.
Up-to-date facilities at Lions Club of East Bombay’s Medical Centre
Photos: Jasmine D. Driver
The cardiology department is equipped with a treadmill, equipment for conducting stress test, defibrillator and the latest ECG (electro cardiogram) page writer while the physiotherapy department has the latest state-of-the-art machines to heal aches and pains, besides acupressure and acupuncture treatments. The pathology department provides all the latest tests. "In addition to general dentistry, we have introduced new specialties like orthodontics, pediatric dentistry and implantation,” stated Byramji. Consultants in orthopedics, dermatology, ear-nose-throat, gynecology, homeopathy, speech therapy, dietetics and general health are available.
Byramji stated that "the erstwhile clinic has been nurtured with complete dedication” by chairman Dalal "to bring it to its present flourishing status with an annual turnover of over one crore rupees… The Clinic is described as a monument of Lionism in India,” she noted. Those who wish to donate to the project may contact the Clinic by telephone at 022 31820470 or email at eastbombaylionsclinic@gmail.com.