Punjab Governor & UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit, Union Minister Smriti Irani to attend the mega camp
Screening of seven varieties of Cancer amongst completely different healthcare providers camps to be carried out on September 17; CWT, WCCF to organise more screening camps to make Chandigarh Cancer free
MOHALI, India, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — “The Free Mega Multi-Specialty Health Check-up Camp being organised by Chandigarh Welfare Trust (CWT), along with the NID Foundation and Chandigarh University Gharuan on September 17 is garnering huge response from the citizens of Chandigarh, especially for the cancer screening, in terms of registrations,“ knowledgeable CWT Founder S. Satnam Singh Sandhu. Sandhu stated this on the launch of a most cancers consciousness and most cancers youth ambassadors program at Chandigarh University, Gharuan, the place he was flanked by Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal, Chairman of World Cancer Care Charitable Society, the organisation with whom the CWT is organising a particular screening take a look at for 7 varieties of most cancers, as a part of its mega camp slated to be organised on the event of Seva Diwas, as a part of the celebrations of honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 72nd birthday.
It could also be talked about that to have fun the spirit of Seva and to embody the service to each strata of the society, the CWT can be endeavor a lot of actions beneath the 15-day-long Seva Pakhwara, which is able to start on September 17, with a Free Mega Health Check-up Camp at Grain Market, Sector 39, Chandigarh.
The camp which can be inaugurated by Chandigarh UT Administrator and Punjab Governor, Shri Banwarilal Purohit, whereas Smt Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Women And Child Development, and Minority Affairs would be the chief visitor on the closing ceremony together with high officers of UT administration, will function several types of camps catering to completely different healthcare providers together with a particular screening take a look at for 7 varieties of most cancers, in collaboration with World Cancer Care Charitable Society.
Informing the media forward of the camp, Sandhu stated that the registration portal for the well being camp has been garnering nice response from the general public. “As many as 10,000 people from Chandigarh, including women, children and elderly, have registered on the online portal for the mega health check-up camp. Of those who have registered so far, the highest registrations have been for the special screening test for 7 different types of cancer, in collaboration with World Cancer Care Charitable Society,” Sandhu stated, including that the registrations for the camp are anticipated to breach the fifteen-thousand mark.
“The camp will be organised on September 17 from 9 am to 6 pm. As many as 300 doctors and 300 medicos, along with 1000 Volunteers of CWT will participate in the camp. Besides Cancer Screening, different health services camps including Eye-screening, Dental Check-up, General Health Check-up, Child health check-up, Orthopaedics, Mental Health Check-up, and Dermatology will be provided at the camp,” he added, and urged the residents of the town to take full benefit of the mega camp for which the CWT is receiving company from the UT Administration Chandigarh, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh, UT Health Department, Directorate of AYUSH Chandigarh, National Rural Health Mission, PGIMER Chandigarh, and Government Medical College & Hospital- Sector 32.
Addressing a gathering of over 1,000 college students of University Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal, Chairman of World Cancer Care Charitable Society, emphasised that the residents of the UT should attend the camp and get themselves screened for these assessments, particularly the screening take a look at for 7 varieties of most cancers.
“It is very unfortunate to note that Chandigarh is most prone to Cancer in the entire country with the number of cases rising each year. The women and men in Chandigarh have the highest incidence rate for cancer. 105 women in every 1 lakh and 93.4 men in every 1 lakh population of Chandigarh are suffering from the dreaded disease, against the national cancer incidence rate of 97.4 per 1 lakh in females and 92.4 per 1 lakh in males,” stated Dhaliwal.
“Even in the entire country, cancer deaths have been steadily increasing, rising from 7.33 lakh annually in 2018 to 7.70 lakh two years later in 2020, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) cancer registry data report. Not only deaths, but the estimated incidence of cancer cases in India went up. While in 2018, an estimated 13,25,232 cancer cases were reported, it went up to 13,58,415 the following year. In 2020, 13,92,179 cancer cases were reported in the country,“ he added.
“Not only this, the women of the Union Territory must also come forward and screen themselves for breast cancer, which is a rising phenomenon all across the world. Today, one in every 8 women suffer from breast cancer, which was 1 in 11, four decades ago. In view of this peculiar situation, we want to screen the citizens for 7 types of cancers including Breast Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Lymphoma, Brain Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Bone Cancer and Lung Cancer, free of cost,” Dhaliwal stated.
On the event, two most cancers youth ambassadors—Utcarshita Singh and Dravid Solanki, had been additionally appointed to unfold consciousness among the many residents in regards to the dreaded illness, its analysis, prevention and treatment.
S. Satnam Singh Sandhu stated that Cancer is a type of illnesses whose early analysis offers more possibilities of the most effective probability for profitable remedy. “When cancer care is delayed or inaccessible there is a lower chance of survival, greater problems associated with treatment and higher costs of care. This is why we have appointed cancer youth ambassadors who will aware the public about the importance of early screening and consequent treatment,” stated Sandhu, additionally the Chief Patron, NID Foundation and Chancellor, Chandigarh University.
Sandhu introduced that the CWT and WCCF will work collectively to be sure that Chandigarh eliminates the tag of being most susceptible to Cancer in the complete nation and for that we’ll organise most cancers screening camps in numerous elements of the town in close to future. It could also be recalled that apart from the well being camp, as many as 8 different actions will happen over the course of subsequent 14 days within the City Beautiful, until the end result of Seva Pakhwara, which is able to coincide with Gandhi Jayanti on October 2.
“After the Free Mega Health Check-up Camp, the CWT will organise a mega blood donation camp in association with the PGIMER, GMC&H- Sector 32 and Rotary Club, a Prosthetic Limbs distribution camp in association with Rotary Club, a Covid-vaccination drive where the eligible people can also avail the Booster Dose, and a tree-plantation drive with the UT Administration, Chandigarh,” Sandhu stated.
“Besides these, the CWT will organise a door-to-door awareness drive for water conservation along with Municipal Corporation Chandigarh, a drive under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat campaign to display unity through cultural diversity, an exhibition-cum-sale of Khadi products under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat campaign, and will culminate with a mega cleanliness drive, in association with Municipal Corporation Chandigarh and UT Administration Chandigarh,“ he added.
“Chandigarh was at the first position amongst all the states and the union territories of the country in the Health Index 2019-20 released by NITI Aayog. However, it has slipped down to second position in the health index 2020-21, owing to lower immunisation, lower number of functional critical care units (CCUs) per one thousand of its population as well as shortage of doctors, paramedics and essential health services in the rural areas. Chandigarh Welfare Trust remains committed to bring Chandigarh back on the top of the National Health Index and has been working in this direction by organising such health camps in various sectors of the city,” stated Sandhu.
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