Women wing of Indian Medical Association (IMA) organised a cancer and anemia screening camp for women at Garhwa hospital campus on Sunday. Health and Family Welfare Minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi, Chairperson of IMA’s women wing Dr Bharti Kashayap and Dr Sangita Sinha jointly inaugurated the camp after lightening lamp.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that now ICU ward would be available at every district hospital in the State. “Jharkhand Government will spend Rs5 lakh on cancer patient. Thousands of women die with the cancer every year in India and the Government is committed to look into the issue,” he said.
Dr Bharti Kashayap said that to raise awareness in women the IMA is given training to doctors for detection of cancer and also arranging screening tests at every district hospital in the State.
On the occasion Civil Surgeon Dr B Rajak, Dr JP Singh and others were present. later, the Minister and Dr Bhari Kashyap inaugurated a newly constructed hospital building.