Achi news desk-
• Jharkhand is the first state in the country where Women Doctors Wing and Health Department of Jharkhand Government has worked on the target of 6% women identified with reproductive potential.
• The first state in the country where 14 major government hospitals are involved in identifying genital warts.
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A large number of women showed awareness of health
This camp mainly focused on eradication of cervical cancer and breast cancer in Jharkhand and Dr. Bharti Kashyap has been continuously striving for the last 10 years to make Jharkhand free from cervical cancer Under this campaign, genital cancer clinics are being organized in 14 major state government hospitals. A digital video colposcope and cryo machine have been installed for the detection of cervical swelling and the treatment of cervical cancer.
* Screening of 5 lakh women with reproductive potential since 2014
* 3: Screening of 50 lakh women with reproductive potential since 2021
• Positive initiative of Women Doctors Wing and Health Department Jharkhand
• After Gua, Janani Suraksha Abhiyan will run in Noamundi and Chakradharpur.
• Received support from the district administration, the health department and SAIL.
• Striving for cervical cancer free Jharkhand for the last 10 years – Dr. Bharti Kashyap
Organized camp in remote villages of Santhal Pargana
In 2013 and 2016 also, we examined the eyes of lakhs of government school children and elderly people under the vision protection campaign in remote villages of Sarada region. Free glasses were also given to thousands of children and elderly people. Not only this, he operated a cataract on hundreds of children and sent them back to school. After organizing mega health camps for women in remote villages of Santhal Pargana, Women Doctors Wing of IMA Jharkhand has focused on organizing camps in Saraanda district of West Singhbhum. Today, a mega women’s health camp has been organized at SAIL Hospital, Gua under Saranda region and after this, Jyoti Suraksha Abhiyan and Janani Suraksha Abhiyan will be run at Noamundi, Kiriburu and Chakradharpur respectively and camps will mega health are organized for this.
Opening a health camp with lamp lighting
Dr said. Bharti Kashyap, Chairman, Women Doctors Wing, IMA Jharkhand that the aim of this campaign is to free tribal, tribal and poor women of this part of this district from problems related to sexual organs, women in Sarada district The doctors wing of the Indian Medical Association has focused its attention.
After the camp at Gua, Jyoti Suraksha Abhiyan and Janani Suraksha Abhiyan will be run continuously at Noamundi, Kiriburu and Chakradharpur respectively and for this, mega health camps will be organized. The aim of this campaign is to free women from the tribal, tribal and poor parts of this area from problems related to the genital organs, because the swelling of genital organs is later in the form of pre-cervical cancer and later it is turn into cervical cancer. Our objective is to provide appropriate treatment to 100% women suffering from genital swelling and eradicate pre-cervical cancer from its roots through cryo treatment so that Jharkhand can become a pre-cervical cancer free state.
In each Mega Mahila Camp, 30 to 40 government gynecologists are trained in digital video colposcope and cryo machine, so that there is no hindrance in examining and treating needy women. Due to repeated training, now they don’t spend as much time in OPD for cervicitis ie pelvic inflammatory disease, VIA and VILLI tests for pre-cervical cancer and cryo treatment as it used to take earlier. And so a very large network of government gynecologists trained by the Women Doctors Wing has been created in the state.
A crowd of women at a health camp
Mega Women Health Camp Organizers, Women Doctors Wing and DFO (Sarada Forest Division) Mr. Avirup Sinha, Deputy Commissioner West Singhbhum Mr. Kuldeep Chaudhary, Deputy Commissioner Development Mr. Sandeep Meena, Civil Surgeon Dr. Sahir Paul, CGM of SAIL Mr. . He got Kamal Bhaskar Hospital and SAIL Hospital.
500 women were examined
A total of 500 female patients were examined at the camp. Of these some 70% of women were found to have genital swelling and were given medication VIA and VILLI Positive Ten women with symptoms of pre-cervical cancer were found to have been cured of pre-cervical cancer by cryosurgery colposcope guidance. treatment at the campsite itself. Five women were found to be suffering from cervical polyps and two women were also found to be suffering from pyometra. One woman was found with uterine prolapse, one woman was found with an advanced stage of cervical cancer and one woman was also found with breast cancer Iron was given to the camp for 1 month. Free folic acid and calcium tablets were distributed.
Had support from government officials
The Honorable Deputy Commissioner said he was serious about getting rid of cervical cancer and breast cancer. The Women Doctors Wing has shown great promptness in examining and treating hundreds of women in this scorching heat. In future also, full cooperation will be extended by the administration in Noamundi and Chakradharpur camps. DDC appreciated that the camp is being organized in Doodhraj area of ​​Saraanda and said that such event should be organized in future also, Civil Surgeon Dr Sahir Paul said that 67 thousand women in the country are dying of cervical cancer each year. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in India. This type of cancer is the most successfully preventable and curable.
What is the Jharkhand model?
In order to eliminate cervical cancer among women in Jharkhand, Women Doctors Wing in collaboration with the Government of Jharkhand has prepared a special scheme Jharkhand Model.
In 2021, the Department of Health, Government of Jharkhand and a team of women doctors under the leadership of Dr. Bharti Kashyap, after long discussions with the best cancer gynecologists in the country, concluded that the WHO’s cervical cancer eradication policy of 90-70 -90, in the third If we take this part and adapt it and implement it in Jharkhand, then we can have a lot of success in eradicating cervical cancer in a low resource state like Jharkhand. Then it was decided to implement this Jharkhand model created for a state with limited resources in the state.
In 2021, this decision was sent to all civil surgeons for implementation by the then campaign director. After talking to oncologists, it became clear that if we screen 6% of women with reproductive potential who are in the high risk category or have possible symptoms of genital inflammation and if we treat them, then we will be successful in screening 100% of women suffering from genital inflammation. At present the number of such women who have reproductive capacity in Jharkhand is 2,70,000 (two lakh seventy thousand). Acting on this, the Honorable Minister made it mandatory to test 6% of such women in 2021. Apart from this, under the Safe Motherhood Scheme, it was also made mandatory to screen the women who come after twelve weeks of having a child and the women who come with them, who are in a high risk category or who have any possible symptoms. The Department of Health has implemented this model in Jharkhand and through this, it has ensured the screening of 6% of women of reproductive potential who have symptoms of genital inflammation or fall in the high risk category of oral cancer the uterus Letters to this effect have been sent to civil surgeons several times by NRHM. It was also ensured that pregnant women who come for examination during the first week of pregnancy and their female partners are also screened if they have any symptoms of genital enlargement or are screened for cervical cancer. There have been very positive results from this initiative. A target of 2,70,678 (two lakh seventy thousand six hundred and seventy eight) has been set for cervical cancer screening by the Women Doctors Wing, IMA and the State Health Department for the financial year 2021-2022 between April 2021 and March 2022 .And so far a total of 3,49,784 (three lakh forty nine thousand seven hundred and eighty four) such women with reproductive potential have been screened.
Cervical and breast cancer statistics:
• More than six lakh cases and 3.42 lakh deaths in 2020
• 90% of cases in low and middle income countries
• Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in India and the most preventable and treatable cancer.
• 1.23 lakh cases of cervical cancer in India every year
• 67 thousand women die every year in India.
• India ranks 5th in the world in terms of cervical cancer.
breast cancer
This cancer is most common in urban women. It is the second most common cancer found in rural women. Nowadays, cases of breast cancer have started to appear at a young age. This happens because of abnormal change and growth of cells in the breast, these cells together form a tumor.
symptoms – Discharge of a milky white substance or blood, the appearance of orange spots on the skin of the breast. Any lump, sunken tip, change in shape.
