Coastal Karnataka’s first-ever skin bank was inaugurated by Dr Ranjan R Pai, chairman of Manipal Education and Medical Group. Rotary Club Manipal Town and Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) partnered to establish ‘Rotary MAHE Skin Bank’ at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal.
Rotary Club Manipal Town received Rotary Foundation’s Global Grant for Rs 83 lac to procure the equipment, and MAHE contributed Rs 50 lac for the infrastructure creation.