Ramchandra Chandravanshi Welfare Trust, Women’s Doctors’ Wing IMA Jharkhand and Service Beyond Borders, USA jointly organised VIA Screening and Colposcopy Diagnostic test camp free of cost at Sohri Chandravanshi Hospital, Navadih, Kala, Vishrampur, Palamu on January 4. The camp was inaugurated by Health Minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi.
Presdient of Women Doctors Wing, IMA Jharkhand, Dr Bharti Kashyap said that IMA Women Doctors Wing has been organising free health checkup camps for women in far flung areas of the State. She said that Iron and Folic Acid and calcium tablets in the camps and those women who have health issues in genital organs were screened. Also, those found with pre-cervical cancer stage are being treated through colposcope.
The women doctors wing is running such camps in all over the State, especially in the far flung areas such as those in Palamu and and Santhal Pargana. As many as 500 women were screened in the camp, where 20 were found to be in pre-cancer stage. 60 % women were found to be suffering from one or the other infection in their genital organs, for which they were given Kit-2 and kit-6 medicines for free. All the women in the camp were given iron and folic acid dosages.
The camp was led by President, IMA Women Doctors Wing, Jharkhand, Dr Bharti Kashyap; Members Dr Rashmi Prasad and Dr Tanushree Chakraverty, Dr Savita Verma, dr Garima, dr SS Horo, Dr Mahiru Yamini and Dr Mahalakshmi. Director of Service Beyond Borders, USA, Dr Sangeeta Sinha also played crucial role in the success of the camp. Daltonganj Civil Surgeon Dr Kalanand Mishra and DPM Praveen Singh also played special roles for the camp.
The IMA Women Doctors Wing, Jharkhand has organised such camps in Dhanbad, Bokaro, Deoghar, Palamu, Sahebganj, Garhwa and other districts.