In a momentous event in the medical history of Jharkhand, Governor Droupadi Murmu today distributed six Cryo Machines among Civil Surgeons of six districts of Santhal Pargana on the concluding day of the Mega Health Camp organized by the IMA Women Doctors’ Wing and State Health department in Sahibganj on Wednesday. The Cryo machines are one of the best equipments to detect and treat many of pre cancerous conditions and were lacking in government hospitals of the State.
The Governor alongwith Health Minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi participated on the concluding day of the two-day mega health camp organized by the the IMA Women Doctors’ Wing and State Health department alongwith Sahibganj district administration on June 19-20. The Governor distributed the Cryo machines and colposcopy equipments to Deoghar, Godda, Dumka, Pakur, Jamtara and Sahibganj that help in detection and early treatment of many pre-cancerous patients.During the programme the Governor felicitated DC, Sahibganj Sandeep Singh, Dr Bharti Kashyap, Dr Rupinder Sekho and several gynecologists. A total of 637 women were examined in the camp, out of which 10 females got cryo treatment and six women were sent to RIMS for biopsy. Each women in the camp were given free of cost iron and folic acid tablets and calcium tablets alongwith Kit 2 and Kit 6.The Governor said that Dr Bharti Kashyap wants to eradicate cervical cancer from Jharkhand and she has been given Nari Shakti Samman 2017 by the President of India for working in the field of women and child health. “I am truly impressed with the work being done by IMA Women Doctors’ Wing Jharkhand, especially in the field of their work on cervical cancer, anemia and genital infections. I had promised to provide equipments to Santhal Pargana hospitals during the last health camp and this was completed today,” she said.Murmu said that the credit to invite doctors from USA and now from Delhi goes to the IMA Women Doctors’ wing, Jharkhand. She said that the primitive tribes and people living in far flung areas of the State need such facilities.
Health Minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi said on the occasion that the efforts of IMA Women Doctors’ wing, Jharkhand and Dr Bharti Kashyap were commendable. He said that their efforts are benefitting the poor tribal women of the far flung areas. He further said that the government has sent a proposal to the Centre to grant Rs 5 lakh per family. This will benefit 25 lakh families in Jharkhand. The Government is committed to provide all families of Jharkhand health benefits.Dr Kashyap said on the occasion that the whole Santhal Pargana was being made free of cervical cancer. IMA Women Doctors’ wing, Jharkhand is holding regular camps in the area to benefit the most underprivileged sections of society. She informed that the gynecologists of areas like Sahibganj, Barhet, Pakur, Boriyo, Dumka, Godda, Jamtra, Deoghar etc are being trained in the field by experts from USA, Kolkata and Delhi.