Rochdale Care Organisation celebrates Eid Date published: 26 May 2021
Imam Abdul Hakim, Dr Shona McCallum, Tariq Mohammed, Prof Michael Luger
The Rochdale Care Organisation, which runs Rochdale Infirmary and community services, held a small Eid celebration on Friday (21 May) to mark Eid ul-Fitr which is a celebration that takes place at the end of the Holy month of Ramadan.
Many staff were on annual leave when Eid was celebrated on Thursday 13 May, so this event for Rochdale Care Organisation staff was held a week later when they would be back in work.
The event was attended by Imam Abdul Hakim from UKIM and Madina Masjid in Rochdale, who was welcomed by Northern Care Alliance NHS Group Chairman, Prof Michael Luger, and Rochdale Care Organisation Medical Director, Dr Shona McCallum.
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Seventy-seven people were successfully vaccinated at a pop-up clinic at Castlemere Community Centre on Thursday (11 February).
Over a two-hour period, 77 people over the age of 70, or over 65 with diabetes and heart concerns were vaccinated at the Rochdale Health Alliance drive.
Castlemere Community Centre was chosen due its prominence as a key location next to the Central Mosque at the heart of a BAME area (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic) in the Milkstone and Deeplish ward.
Recent studies have shown vaccine take-up is significantly lower than average among BAME communities, an issue which the clinic aimed to tackle by reassuring those hesitant.