The branches of Jharkhand State Indian Medical Association (IMA) of Women were inaugurated in Deoghar, Dumka, Jamtara, Sahebganj, Pakur and Godda by Bharti Kashyap, the Chairman of Women Doctors Wing, Jharkhand IMA on December 24.
The IMA Wings will help women doctors in villages, create awareness in women about anemia osteoporosis, cervical cancer and eye donation. Doctors — Manju Baikar and Arpita Gandhi for Deoghar, Renu Sinha and Ranjana Modi for Dumka, Madhubala and Manjula Murmu for Jamtara, Sushma Verma for Sahebganj, Anita Sinha and Naveena Barla for Pakur and Prabha Rani and Puja Bhagat for Godda -- were made the Chairperson and Head, respectively for the branches.
In the Installation Ceremony, president of the IMA women's wing Dr Kashyap announced the campaign to prevent Cervical Cancer along with the social organization ‘Service beyond the Border’ of Michigan in America from January 11 next year in Ranchi. Women of age group 18 to 45 belonging to poor families will receive free Pap Smearing test and Colposcopy test. This service will be provided in Jamshedpur and Bokaro in March-April.
About Cervical Cancer, president of State IMA Women’s Wing Dr Kashyap said, “More women die from cervical cancer in India than any other country. 72,000 women die every year from cervical cancer in India. Most of the affects women are between18 to 45years of age. Cervical cancer is linked to the sexually transmitted human papilloma virus. It is a preventive cancer and early detection of this is completely curable. Colposcopy to check the cervix or Pap smear test for cervical cancer in the early stage can be done.”
Dr Bharti Kashyap was given the charge of IMA Women Doctors Wing from September 7 this year. Since then, about 10 Women Wings have been formed in every district and has represented the Wing. Dr Kashyap said that she will give her best to solve problems of women doctors who work in far off rural areas and participate in all activities of Jharkhand IMA.
The first IMA Wing of Women Doctors was inaugurated in Palamau on October 18 and in Dhanbad on December 1. A campaign to prevent Cervical Cancer was also launched in Dhanbad in which Ranjeet Mandal of Chitranjan National Cancer Institute Kolkata checked the cervix of women through the Colposcopy test.
The Women Doctors Wing Jharkhand State IMA also organized ‘Run for Vision’ to create awareness about eye donation under the Eye Donation Awareness Campaign. Vision for Young Rural Jharkhand Campaign was also held in October in Khunti and in November in Palamau district. 461 children were given free specs and Vitamin A tablets were given to the deficient children.