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Damanwalla Dispensary

The Seth M. C. Damanwalla Charitable Dispensary was established in the year 1867 by Udwada Samast Anjuman and has, ever since its inception, served the medical needs of Parsis and non-Parsi residents of Udvada and surrounding villages. The dispensary is only one of its kind in the area, meeting the medical needs of poor residents from the voluntary donations received.
The Dispensary offers free medical treatment, including medicines to all Parsi residents as well as Parsi visitors to Udvada. It delivers monthly quota of medicines to resident Parsi patients at their doorstep as prescribed by doctors/specialists for persistent/chronic ailments. It reimburses actual medical expenses incurred by Parsi patients on consultation fees of specialists, pathological tests and other medical investigation/treatment as may be prescribed by doctors/consultants. Additionally it offers subsidized medical treatment to all non-Parsi patients, including medicines at reasonable rates.
We have enlisted the services of a full-time resident doctor who has been allotted a well furnished bungalow adjacent to the Dispensary building with amenities like free electricity, gas, water, telephone, TV, refrigerator, etc in addition to a handsome monthly salary and other allowances.
All the above functions entail a heavy drain on the funds of the Dispensary, necessitating more contributions. Your donation in the name of "Seth M. C. Damanwalla Charitable Dispensary” may be sent to the Dispensary, Dr Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Udvada 396180, Dist Valsad, Gujarat, for which an official receipt will be issued with 80G exemption certificate. ZARIR M. DASTOOR
Trustee
Seth M. C. Damanwalla Charitable Dispensary
Udvada

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