Payyanur Health Run

We conduced Payyanur health run, a 5k run to promote awareness about non communicable diseases on 8/3/2020. Municipal Chairman Sasi Vattakoval and para-athlete Sajesh M V inaugurated the program. Dr Vinay Kumar spoke about non communicable disease. The program was conducted in association with MIMS Hospital, Kannur.

'For the Sake of Award' to Dr VP Gangadharan

Rotary is an organisation which gives prime importance to each person's vocation. The highest recognition Rotary gives an individual for his vocation is the 'For the Sake of Honour' award. This year, Rotary club of Payyanur Mid Town honoured renowned cancer specialist -medical oncologist-, Dr.VP Gangadharan, with that award. 

Dr.VP Gangadharan has several firsts to his credit.
1.Kerala's first medical oncologist.
2.Introduced chemotherapy in treatment of cancers in Kerala.
3. Formed Kerala's first stem cell transplant unit in Government-Regional Cancer Centre- and private.
4. Authored several pioneering researches in the field of cancer.
5. Established free palliative clinics for treatment of cancer
6. Life time mission of educating people about cancer and specially in dispelling myths associated with cancer.


We could not have chosen a more apt person to present this award. In a well attended public function, the award was presented by Commodore Kamlesh Kumar, Commanding Officer of Indian Naval Academy, in the presence of Assistant Governor CT Narayanan, President, Secretary,Vocational Chair Rtn.Mahendran, Charter President Pramod and Charter Secretary Dr.Anil. 

Pulse Polio Day Observed

Eradication of Polio is Rotary's greatest service ever to mankind. Pulse polio is the program to immunise the kids en mass, to boost herd immunity, which is conducted yearly. We participated in it, on March 11th at Ramanthali PHC. District Governor Sivasankaran inaugurated the function and Dr Santhosh Sreedhar and Dr Vinay Kumar were present on the occasion.  

Runners up in Regional Football Tournament

We were runners up in the regional football tournament hosted by RC Trikkaripur on March 10th. RC Cheruvathur were winners. 

Awareness talk on cancer

February 4th is celebrated all over the world as World Cancer Day. Dr.Padmanabhan gave an awareness class on cancer, specially about prevention and the benefit about hair donation for helping patients who lose their hair through chemotherapy. 

On the occassion,Hair Bank, a charitable organisation who organised this program, wigs were also donated free of cost to patients. We also received wigs from film actor and TV personality Rachana Narayanan Kutty, who is herself a hair donor. These wgs will be given to poor patients wo suffer from cancer.

Njattuvela at BEMLP school

On July 1st and 2nd, 2015, we conducted 'Njattuvaela' at BEMLP school, which is a program to create awareness about agriculture among the students. DDE, Kasargod, Sri Raghavan master inaugurated. an exhibition of plant seeds and agricultural tools and methods was also held. Workshop on Nadanpattu (folk songs) and seminar on chemical free cookery was also conducted.

Financial aid to disabled

We gave financial aid to disabled person, Pramod, who was a bus driver, and was paralysed.

Doctors' Day

Four senior doctors of Payyanur were honoured on doctors Day.
1. Dr. KVB Nambiar
2. Dr. U.V. Shenoy
3. Dr. K. Gopinath
4. Dr. Sabitha Gopinath

President Rtn Gangadharan Meledath spoke about the great service these doctors have done for Payyanur and surroundings.  They shared their experiences in their practice. District Officials Rtn Prof Rajeevan, Rtn Dr Vinay Kumar, Rtn Upendra Shenoy were present.