Jharkhand's own crusader against cervical cancer, Dr Bharti Kashyap was on today conferred the "Women Empowerment Award" by the Indian Medical Association at I.M.A. House, New Delhi, for her dedicated and pioneering work in organising health awareness campaigns —Cervical Cancer Screening Camps— throughout the far flung and rural areas of Jharkhand, to combat the high incidence of cervical cancer, educating women to take better care of themselves and making them strong enough to gain greater control over all decisions affecting them.
This is the third award, bestowed by the Indian Medical Association on Jharkhand's very own crusader against cervical cancer in women. Earlier, Dr Bharti Kashyap had been conferred with the Doctor of the Year, 2017, Award and the Med Achiever's Award, 2014, by the Indian Medical Association for her notable contribution to her field and to the society at large.
Statistics reveal that in India, every hour, an average of 6.8 women die due to cervical cancer. The statistics further said that around 44.2 percent of deaths of women are due to breast and cervical cancer.
A specialist in Femto Laser Assisted cataract surgery and Femto Laser Bladeless Lasik surgery and currently, Chairperson of the women Doctors' Wing, IMA, Jharkhand Chapter, Dr.Bharti Kashyap has been conferred with Nari Shakti Puraskar, 2017, by the H'ble President of India, at RashtrapatiBhawan, New Delhi in March 2018, for exemplary work in the field of women empowerment.