Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Pro-Chancellor H.S. Ballal  handed over ₹15 lakh to Kasturba Medical College’s Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology for the care of poor children with cancer.

Rotary Club of Manipal Town joined hands with organisers of Manipal Marathon, which was held on February 12, 2023, to raise ₹7.5 lakh from the event in which 11,000 people took part. MAHE matched it with ₹7.5 lakh and handed a total of ₹15 lakh to Vasudeva Bhat K., the in-charge of the Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology.

MAHE Vice-Chancellor Lt. Gen. M.D. Venkatesh (retd), Pro Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences) Sharath Kumar Rao, and Rotarians Shreedhar and Hilda Lewis were present.