A breast cancer awareness programme was flagged off by Rotary District Governor, RID-3262 Saumya Ranjan Mishra and Rotary Club of Bhubaneswar Smile President Lalitendu Mohanty here on Saturday.
To commemorate the occasion, a book titled "STAGE-4: Love, Trauma & Redemption" written by debutant author Rotarian Soumya Mohanty from the Rotary Club Smile was released by Rotary International President-elect Shekhar Mehta and Rotary International Director-elect Dr Mahesh Kotbagi.Director Fortis Hospital, Bengaluru Dr Niti Raizada was guest speaker and Bollywood director Mani Shankar and Ollywood actor Sabyasachi were guests of honour.The programme was attended virtually by Rotarians from all over the world. The purpose of the event was to address one of Rotary's Seven Areas of Focus, namely, disease prevention by raising awareness on breast cancer. Author Soumya pledged the proceeds from sale of her book to Rotary for the cause of fighting cancer.