Women Doctors’ Wing of Indian Medical Association (IMA), Jharkhand through their initiatives is taking ample initiatives to eradicate cervical cancer. IMA Women’s Wing is organizing a free Mega Women’s Health Camp and Training Camp at Nagar Bhawan, Sahibganj as a part of extended programme to eradicate the cases of cervical cancer. A free mega women health camp is being organised in the city hall, Sahibganj from 10 am to 5 pm.
Governor Draupadi Murmu will donate Colposcopy equipments to the Sahibganj Sadar Hospital for screening and treating female genital infections including cervical cancer today during a concluding ceremony of two days mega health Camp at Santhal Pargana. Besides the Civil Surgeons of Deoghar, Godda, Dumka, Jamtara and Pakur Sadar hospitals will also be given a set of Colposcopy equipment for the treatment of cervical cancer. Health and Family Welfare Minister, Ramchandra Chandravanshi will also attend the concluding ceremony of mega health camp.
All women attending this camp are given one month iron folic acid and calcium tablets free of cost. Apart this, tablets of Kit 2 and Kit 6 were distributed free among the patients with genital-related infection. The team of Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Center, Delhi-based gynecologists organized training programme of gynecologists in association with IMA Women Doctors Wing.
Doctors were trained in different colposcopy diagnostic checking methodologies by Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Center, Head of Delhi Dr. Rupinder Sekho, senior physician Dr. Divya Sehra and his team. They were told about the cervical cancer in the earliest stage and also the correct technique of cryofrijging.
The prime focus of training session is to identify and treat cervical cancer. It is known that in January this year, IMA Women wing organized a mega health camp and received applaud of the Governor. Training session of the gynecologists serving at government hospital of Santhal Pargana was conducted than by the eminent gynecologist from the United States of America. Dr. Bharti Kashyap expressed her gratitude towards all the doctors who are supporting the event.
Dr. Bharti Kashyap said that the aim of organizing such camps at a regular interval is to eradicate cervical cancer and other related problems completely from Santhal Pargana. “Gynecologists are being trained in the diagnosis and treatment of genital diseases by senior gynecologists of Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Hospital, Delhi with latest technology and being taught about latest development in this field.
Training in arrangements and availability of necessary equipment in government hospitals is very important. By doing all this, we can achieve the goal of reducing cervical cancer cases significantly,” said Dr. Kashyap.
Experts from Kolkata, Delhi and America are training the doctors of the remote areas of Santhal such as Pakur, Sahibganj, Dumka, Godda, Jamtara and Deoghar where tribal population is in ample number.