1. Date:- 27.11.10
To,
Editor
Sir,
Kindly give publicity to the following press note regarding beginning of famous organization
Arogya Sena ( Health Army ) in Gujarat.
Sincerely Yours,
Mr Mahendra Waghela, Co ordinator, Arogya Sena Gujarat branch, 09825000263
National Chief of Arogya Sena Dr.Abhijit Vaidya to inaugurate Gujarat state
branch of Arogya Sena at Ahmedabad on 5th
December 2010
Arogya Sena is one of the most leading organizations in our country working in the
field of Disaster management, medical relief and health rights. Arogya Sena was
founded by renowned cardiologist, social activist and socialist thinker Dr.Abhijit
Vaidya in 1995. The organization has 14,000 trained volunteers, mainly youths
across 5 states of India viz. Maharashtra, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Jammu-Kashmir and
Bihar. Arogya Sena has given free treatment to approximately 41,000 patients and
distributed free medicines worth Rs 55 lacs during various natural disasters. Apart
from this the organization fights for the health rights of our people. By the word
health rights, Arogya Sena means public, social and political health rights. The latest
battle which Aroyga Sena is fighting is against spurious milk and Khoya rackets.
Since Aroyga Sena does not accept any government or foreign funding is not a
NGO. It is a movement for social change. It is a forum for dynamic and dedicated
youths of our country who genuinely want to serve our nation and wish to wedge a
battle against injustice, in equality, poverty, corruption, fundamentalism, caste based
politics, violence and terrorism within the frame work of Indian constitution and
democracy.
Arogya Sena is now starting a state branch of Gujarat on Sunday, 5th
Dec.2010 in the
esteemed presence of the founder national chief Dr.Abhijit Vaidya. Dr.Vaidya will
arrive at Ahmedabad on 5th
Dec. morning along with two central committee
members Mr. Laxmikant Mundada and Prof. Pramod Dalvi. The programme will be
held at M.G. Science Institute ( Theater 5 ), Navrangpura, Ahmedabad and will
begin at 9.30 a.m. with registration, followed by training ( short crash course ) in
‘Disaster Management, medical relief work and fight for public, social and political
health rights’ which will begin at 10.30a.m.

2. The training will be personally delivered by Dr. Vaidya himself who has trained
around 14000 volunteers across India with the help of around 250 audio visuals. The
training deals with various topics like disaster management concept, preparations for
various disasters, examination of victims and their care, mass casualty incidence,
triage, nuclear, chemical, biological war, concept of public, social and political
health along with actual work experiences. The inaugural function will begin at
1.30p.m. The branch will be inaugurated at the hands of Dr. Vaidya and all the
participants will be given a certificate, a badge of Arogya Sena and the pledge. This
training is ‘free’ and is given only to those who become members of Aroyga Sena
and wish to work for the organization. There is no membership fee either. To
become members, wishful can visit the official website of Arogya Sena
www.arogyasena.org and contact co coordinator for Gujarat state branch, Mr.
Mahendra Waghela (09825000263 ) who is instrumental in bringing Arogya Sena to
Gujarat. An ad hoc committee for the new state branch will be declared on the same
day. This new committee would be responsible for further trainings of youths across
the state, undertaking immediate medical relief work after any disaster and become a
watch dog for failing public, social and political health.