An exclusively designed bus with ultra-modern facilities including Hologic Mammogram and other testing equipment’s are built into the bus. This will mitigate mortality caused by breast cancer which contributes to about 26% of cancer cases.
Coimbatore: Project “Shakthi†launched a mobile screening facility to create wide spread awareness among women on the need to detect breast cancer at an early stage and treat it on time.
An exclusively designed bus with ultra-modern facilities including Hologic Mammogram and other testing equipment’s are built into the bus. Project “Shakthi†has been launched to create wide spread awareness among women on the need to detect breast cancer at an early stage and treat it on time.This will largely mitigate mortality caused by breast cancer which contributes to about 26% ofcancer cases.
The public launch of the program was organized at Plant 1 premises of Pricol Limited, at Perianaickenpalayam.The launch at Pricol becomes significant because the
Coimbatore Plant of Pricol Ltd has 25% of its workforce as women.
The program was inaugurated on 25 thMay 2022 by Dr.S. Raja Sabapathy - Chairman (Division of Plastic, Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery) Ganga Hospital,Dr. Raja
Shanmuga Krishnan, Project- in-Charge and Mr.K.Palaniappan - President, Rotary Club Coimbatore Metropolis in the presence of Mr.Vijay Mohan, Founder of Pricol, Mrs.Vanitha Mohan, Chairman Pricol Limited and Mrs.Lakshmi Mohan, President of Pricol Corporate Services.
276 women employees above 40 years of age of Pricol Ltd, which has 25% of its workforce as women, have been screened for possible malignancy. Based on the report, the required persons will be referred to the hospital for further procedures and treatment. Women being naturally shy and reticent have to be persuaded and counselled to undergo the test which was taken up by the HR Dept. of Pricol Ltd as a relentless effort. This can become a model exercise for Ganga and Rotary to emulate going forward.
The required treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and breast reconstruction, etc will be done free of cost for the needy by Rotary Club of Metropolis.