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EVOLVING JHARKHAND MODEL for Cervical Cancer Eradication:
Jharkhand emerges as Pioneer State in Cervical Cancer Eradication Campaign through JHARKHAND MODEL
Addl CS Health fiat to make Women Doctors’ Wing as official partner with NHM
As the fight against world’s second deadliest form of cancer continues across the nation, Jharkhand has emerged as a pioneer State in the cervical cancer eradication campaign in India. The fact was validated in a review meeting of Health Dept., Government of Jharkhand and Women Doctors’ Wing Indian Medical Association Jharkhand chaired by Additional Chief Secretary of State Health department, where it was revealed that a total of 2,81,199 women in the symptomatic, reproductive and high risk categories throughout the state, have been screened for cervical cancer, in 2 years and 7 months, against a target of 2,70, 684 between April 2021 and October 2023
EMPOWERING WOMEN: Since 2015, Dr Kashyap has been empowering rural women, by organising Women Health Camps throughout Jharkhand, educating them on anaemia, genital hygiene, signs and risk factors of cervical pre cancer stressing on the need to take better care of themselves.
SPEARHEADING CERVICAL CANCER ERRADICATION: Dr Kashyap, in association with the state health department, has been spearheading Jharkhand’s battle against Cervical Cancer, by organising free Cervical Cancer Detection and precancer colposcopy guided cryo treatment Camps throughout Jharkhand and in the state run Sadar Hospitals. Oncogynaecologists from metro cities were also roped in to train government gynaecologists to lend more teeth to the cervical cancer eradication campaigns.
Due to her efforts 13 big government hospitals across Jharkhand are equipped with digital colposcope and Cryo set.
JHARKHAND MODEL FOR CERVICAL CANCER ERRADICATION: Dr Kashyap has facilitated evolving the first ever “JHARKHAND MODEL”and state government accepted her suggestions for making compulsory screening of 6 percent women in reproductive age with suggestive symptoms or high risk category ,all pregnant women, turning up at State hospitals.
Between April 2021 and March 2022 for the first time in Jharkhand 1,27,000 women of reproductive age group were screened who had symptom of pelvic inflammatory disease or who were from high risk category of cervical cancer. This was roughly 50% of the intended target of screening of 2,70,000 women of reproductive age group.
A total of 2,81,199 reproductive age group women in the symptomatic, and high risk categories throughout the state, have been screened for cervical cancer, the second largest killer of women worldwide, between April 2021 and October 2023, against a target of 2,70,684 .
In 2014, after being elected Chairperson, Women Doctors’ Wing, Indian Medical Association, Jharkhand, Dr.Kashyap galvanised fellow women doctors to launch the first ever major offensive in Jharkhand, against Cervical Cancer, the big killer of women, worldwide. Dr.Kashyap led the Women Doctors Wing to organise series of Mega Women Health Camps, throughout the rural areas and in State run Sadar Hospitals of Jharkhand focusing on Cervical Cancer detection and treatment, at the camp sites.
At all Mega Women Health camps, women were educated on nutrition, genital hygiene, multiple pregnancies and evils of pushing their girl child into early marriages, thus empowering women, particularly rural women need to take better care of themselves and their daughters. Experts from all over the country, were also pooled in, to lend a helping hand to detect and treat cases of pre-cervical cancer.
In 2015, realising that much was needed to be done in very short time periods, Dr.Kashyap got in touch with top Gynae-Oncologists to impart training to all government sector Gynaecologists on use of Cryo Machines and Colposcope for early detection and cure of cervical pre cancer.
Due to Dr.Kashyap’s relentless campaign against cervical cancer, 13 government hospitals across Jharkhand have now been equipped with digital colposcope and Cryo set for detection and cure of cervical cancer.
Dr.Kashyap’s major contribution in the field of women empowerment and her battle against cervical cancer was in 2021, when in association with the state Health Department and after discussions with renowned oncologists and women gynaecologists from all over the country, evolved a unique low cost yet effective “Jharkhand Model”, by making suitable modifications to WHO strategy of cervical cancer eradication strategy, to kick start a state wide war against cervical cancer, the largest killer of women, worldwide.
The Jharkhand Model
While the first two parts of WHO 90-70-90 cervical cancer elimination strategy 2030 insisted on a 90 percent vaccination coverage of all girls and women in the reproductive age group, and screening of 70% women of reproductive age group by hi end technology, the Jharkhand Model was developed on the basis of the third part of WHO 90-70-90 strategy which suggests that 90% reproductive age group women suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease should be diagnosed and treated for eradication of cervical cancer. After multiple webinars of NHM and Women Doctors Wing, IMA, Jharkhand, attended by noted Gynae Oncologists of India the fact came out that 6% women of reproductive age group suffer from pelvic inflammatory diseases and if we screen this targeted group of reproductive age group women, we will be able to screen 100% women suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease, the revelation turned out to be the base of the Jharkhand model.
A low cost Jharkhand module was prepared for mandatory screening of 6 percent women of the reproductive age group in the high risk category and those suffering from symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease with the help of Sahiya network. Dr.Kashyap’s war against cervical cancer got a major push after the State Government accepted her recommendations of a “Jharkhand Model” in toto, directed holding of screening camps in all districts and even went a step further to fixed cervical cancer camps twice monthly and annual screening targets for all districts across Jharkhand in 2021.
The Jharkhand Model further suggested that all women turning up at State run government Hospitals for three months post delivery check ups along with their accompanying female relatives be also screened for cervical cancer, to achieve the desired goal of a cervical cancer free Jharkhand, within a fixed time frame. By this 100% women of reproductive age group suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease can be screened.
A review meeting of the State Health, medical education and family welfare department and Women Doctors’ Wing IMA Jharkhand held on November 23, 2023, that was chaired by Arun Kumar Singh, additional chief secretary, health, Govt. of Jharkhand revealed that a total of 2,81,199 reproductive age group women in the symptomatic, and high risk categories throughout the state, have been screened for cervical cancer, the largest killer of women worldwide, between April 2021 and October 2023, against a target of 2,70,684. While praising Women Doctors Wing, IMA, Jharkhand led by Dr.Bharti Kasshyap, for commendable work in the field of cervical cancer screening in Jharkhand, the additional chief secretary directed that Women Doctors Wing be made an official partner of the National Health Mission in cervical cancer eradication programme.
The Jharkhand Model carved by Dr.Bharti Kashyap is evolving as the gold standard in Cervical Cancer eradication. As a result of Dr.Kashyap’s initiatives, Jharkhand, today, is fast on its way to becoming the first cervical cancer free state in the country.
Jharkhand Moves forward to become First Cervical Cancer Free State of India
Compiled Data of Cervical Cancer Screening
Cervix Report 2.8yrs
April 2021-March 2022
April 2022-March 2023
April 2023 Onwards
Cervix Report 2.8yrs
Carcinoma cervix review meeting organised by National health mission and women doctors doing IMA Jharkhand was chaired Hon’ble Health Minister Jharkhand. Rs 1.32 Cr for cervical cancer detection treatment in Budget: Health Minister. 7-yr-long struggle of Women Doctors’ Wing IMA Jharkhand bears fruits.
A crusade to eliminate Cervical Cancer, one of the most commonest cancers in women, launched by Dr.Bharti Kashyap, seven years ago in 2014, has begun to bear fruit. With effect from July 2021, Jharkhand Health Department has directed mandatory screening of women in the reproductive age group, in all the districts at all state run Sadar Hospitals, with an annual target of 3 lakh screening to be held each year.
April 2021-March 2022
April 2022-March 2023
April 2023 Onwards
MEGA WOMEN HEALTH CAMP – DEOGHAR on 23rd July 2023
615 women of reproductive age group were screened in Deoghar Mega Women Health Camp at Sadar Hospital Deoghar by Women Doctors Wing IMA and Health Department, Govt. Of Jharkhand.18 suspected women of Cervical Pre Cancer were Cryo coagulated at the camp site.
Mega Women Health Camp in Fatehpur CHC, Jamtara in Santhal Pargana on 22nd July 2023
573 women of reproductive age group were screened by Women Doctors Wing IMA Jharkhand and Health Department, Govt. Of Jharkhand.11 suspected women of Cervical Pre Cancer were cryo coagulated at the camp site.
Jamtara Review Meeting at Sanmat Kalyan Hospital, Nala on 30th June 2023
Review meeting for forthcoming two Mega Women Health Camps to be scheduled in CHC, Fatehpur, Jamtara on 22nd of july and Sadar Hospital, Deoghar on 23rd of July focusing on cervical cancer and Breast Cancer Eradication from Jharkhand Target to screen 100% women suffering from Pelvic Inflammatory Disease across Jharkhand, 2.7 Lakhs (6%) of Reproductive age group population are to be screened per annum
Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention Campaign at Ramgarh on 17th December 2022
A total of 610 patients were screened in the camp. Out of which genital infection was found in about 60 percent of women. Cervical precancer was detected in 20 women who were cured of cancer by colposcope guided cryo treatment at the camp site itself. Two women were diagnosed with breast cancer in the camp, who were referred to RIMS.
Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention Campaign at Jamshedpur on 19th June 2022
National IMA President Dr. Sahajanand Prasad Singh said that Dr Bharti Kashyap created this Jharkhand module on the basis of WHO 90-70-90 module of Cervical Cancer Eradication Strategy 2030, by taking 3rd part of this strategy. This is very feasible in our circumstances.
Cervical Cancer Prevention Campaign at CHC Ratu, Ranchi on 30th Nov 2021
18 families got fresh release of life in women Mera health camp at Ratu on 30th November as 18 women were cured from cervical pre cancer and several others were screened and given medicine to get rid of pelvic inflammatory diseases and infection in the mega women health camp organised by women doctors being IMD Jharkhand and department of health and family welfare Government of Jharkhand at Ranchi near Ranchi
In the camp patients where examined by the onco gynaecologists team from max super speciality Hospital Delhi .40 government gynecologists of Jharkhand were given training in the diagnosis of cervical Cancer with digital video colposcopel and treatment of pre cancer with cryo
Iron, folic acid and calcium tablets for one month were distributed free of cost to all the women coming to the camp and Kit 2 and kit 6 tablets were distributed free of cost to all the women suffering from leucorrhea and pelvic inflammatory diseases
Total 250 patients where examined in the camp out of these eight women were found to have cervical poly one woman was found to have cervical cancer stage 3 18 women were found to have cervical pre cancer they where made free from cancer by giving colposcopy guided cryo treatment at the camp site itself
Training Webinar on Cervical & Breast Cancer
Refreshing the knowledge of Cervical Pre Cancer diagnosis and Treatment through Virtual Conference for govt. Sector gynaecologists across Jharkhand by Dr Kanika Gupta, Director, Onco-Gynaecology Dept., Max Superspecialty Hospital, New Delhi on 12th & 19th July 2021
Restarting Treatment and Fixing The Monthly Target
Health Department, Government Jharkhand called video conferencing with Civil Surgeons of 11 state run Sadar Hospitals across Jharkhand installed with Cervical Pre Cancer Screening and Treatment machines due to the efforts of Dr Bharti Kashyap, Chairperson Women Doctors’ Wing IMA, Jharkhand since 2015 and directs them to restart Digital Video Colposcope Guided Cervical Cancer Testing and a monthly screening target 6% of reproductive age population that
is 3 lakhs women of between 15-50 years age group is given to them to make Jharkhand cervical cancer free state on 10th July 2021 at NRHM, Ranchi. Three lakhs per annum screening target for Jharkhand was fixed
Eye Donation and Cervical & Breast Cancer Awareness MODULE-2 on 4th June 2021
Largest International Public Awareness Module with Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) and UNICEF, Jharkhand on 10th of May, 2021
Restarting Treatment & Fixing The Monthly Target
Health Department, Government Jharkhand called video conferencing with Civil Surgeons of 11 state run Sadar Hospitals across Jharkhand installed with Cervical Pre Cancer Screening and Treatment machines due to the efforts of Dr Bharti Kashyap, Chairperson Women Doctors’ Wing IMA, Jharkhand since 2015 and directs them to restart Digital Video Colposcope Guided Cervical Cancer Testing and a monthly screening target 6% of reproductive age population that is 3 lakhs women of between 15-50 years age group is given to them to make Jharkhand cervical cancer free state on 10th July 2021 at NRHM, Ranchi. Three lakhs per annum screening target for Jharkhand was fixed.
Cervical Cancer & Anemia prevention campaign at Hazaribagh & Khunti
~ Cervical Cancer & Anemia prevention campaign at Khunti on 18th August 2019
~ Cervical Cancer & Anemia prevention campaign at Hazaribagh on 01st August 2019
Cervical Cancer & Anemia prevention campaign at Giridih on 27th Feb. 2019
Cervical Cancer & Anemia prevention campaign at Ranchi on 4th Nov. 2018
Cervical Cancer & Anemia prevention campaign at Sahibganj on 19 & 20 June 2018
Cervical Cancer & Anemia prevention campaign at Rajmahal, Sahibganj on 10 & 11 Jan 2018
Cervical Cancer & Anemia prevention campaign at Palamu on 04-01-2017
Cervical Cancer & Anemia prevention campaign at Barhait on 30-06-2016
Cervical Cancer & Anemia prevention campaign at Dumka on 28-06-2016
Cervical Cancer Camp at Sadar Hospital, Daltonganj on 11-01-2016
Cervical Cancer Camp at Sadar Hospital, Garhwa on 10-01-2016
Cervical cancer screening Camp at Sadar Hospital, Ranchi on 13-11-2015
Cervical Cancer and Anemia Prevention Camp for Jamshedpur on 15-03-2015
Cervical Cancer and Anemia Prevention Camp at Sadar Hospital, Ranchi on 10-01-2015
Cervical Cancer and Anemia Prevention Camp for Dhanbad on 01-12-2014
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