A mobile medical care unit to provide Palliative care to cancer patients was flagged off on Tuesday from BHEl Town Administration department.
The project envisage services including Palliative care to cancer patients, screening of women’s for cervical cancer and early identification of cancer patients. The unit aims to attend four patients each day accompanying a doctor, nurse and an attendant.
Girish Shrivastava, GM (HR), Dr Sarla Menon, Chief Medical Officer Kasturba Hospital; BK Singh, AGM-TAD and other senior officials were also present on the occasion. Meanwhile, ‘Sharad Poornima’, a holy Hindu festival was celebrated at BHEl ladies Club with great zeal and fervour. To boost the cultural and traditional integrity of the festival, it is celebrated every year in the month of October.
In the beginning Neelima Prasad, president, BHEl ladies Club, offered prayers to “Chandrmaa” and said that this festival was celebrated every year at the end of monsoon. She further said that this festival marked the end of monsoon sending caution to the farmers to protect their crops from the upcoming season. She also stated that it was believed that on these days, the moon and the earth come very close to each other and the moon inflicts good spells on the earth. On this day laxmi Pooja is also performed to please the Goddess. On this occasion all members of ladies club were present and a number of competitions were also conducted.