“WE can”… “I can”

DR. BHUBANESHWAR BOROOAH CANCER INSTITUTE TOWARDS CANCER CONTROL

Dr. Srabana Misra BhagabatyAssistant Professor cum In-charge

Department of Preventive Oncology, BBCI

Dr. Srabana M Bhagabaty

Work arms

Creating cancer awareness

Early detection of cancer and

Precancerous lesions Capacity development for

creating capable manpower in the field of cancer prevention

and control

STRATEGY PLANS

Strategies towards awareness generation

DIRECT

INDIRECT

DIRECT STRATEGIES

Through Personal interactions and audiovisualPresentations

Group discussions

Counseling towards cancer risk reduction

Indirect strategy

• Information education communication materials (IEC)

• Mass media awareness• Street plays • Exhibitions• Development of capable manpower

General public

Students and faculties of schools, colleges,

offices as special groups

Risk prone groups like tobacco users

Medical –paramedical staff

NGOs

SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS

TARGET GROUPS UNDER THESE STRATEGIES

HUMEN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD OF COMMUNITY BASED CANCER

PREVENTION AND CONTROL

With DONER Ministry Support

1.Aizawl, Mizoram (A)2.Aizawl, Mizoram(B)3.Roing, Arunachal Pradesh(A)4.Roing, Arunachal Pradesh(B)5.Noonmati, Assam(A)6.Noonmati, Assam(B)7.Shillong,Meghalaya (A)8.Shillong,Meghalaya(B)

Dissemination of cancer information in the North Eastern Region by organizing public awareness programs (A)

Workshop for NGOs on early detection of cancer, cancer prevention and palliative care (B)

9.Tinsukia, Assam (A)10.Darrang, Assam(B)11.Churachandpur, Manipur (A)12.Churachandpur, Manipur(B)13.Agartala, Tripura(A)14.Agartala, Tripura (B)15.Kohima, Nagaland(A)16. Kohima, Nagaland (B)17. Laitumkhrah, Meghalaya (B)

ASSAM

MEGHALAYA

MANIPUR

NAGALAND

MIZORAM

TRIPURA AND SIKKIM

ASHA TRAINING AT KAMRUP, MARIGAON , NAGAON

NALBARI, DARRANG, BARPETA

Cancer Screening

HEALTH MELAS

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

Cotton Collegiate H.S School Control Cell : Dated 26.08.2014. Total participants: 250 KV Khanapara organized by State

Tobacco Control / Dated 25.082014. Total participants: 1500

Community Awareness

STREET PLAYS BY BBCI STAFF

Signature Campaign for Tobacco Control

WORKSHOPS AND ADVOCACIES

Anti-Tobacco Pledge

BBCI reaching out to Policy Makers

Governor of Assam & Nagaland Shri P B Acharya on 20.06.15

Health Minister of Assam Dr Nazrul Islam on 23.06.15

Education Minister Sri Sarat Barkatoky on 24.06.15

Former Chief Minister of Assam Sri P K Mahantaon 16.06.2015

BBCI reaching out to Policy Makers

MP Sri R P Sharma on 02.05.15 MP Sri Kamakhya Prasad Tasa on 20.06.2015

Justice Sri B K Sarma on 29.05.2015 Editor – Purbanchal Prahari Sri G L Agarwala on 20.06.2015

BBCI reaching out to Policy Makers

Former Governor of Meghalaya Sri R S Mooshaharyon 17.06.2015

Adviser (Health), NEC Dr. Bamin Tada on 19.06.15

Former Chief Secretary, GoA Sri Haren Das on 21.06.15

CM of Assam signing a anti-tobacco pledge

Members of MUKTI working for TOBACCO control in Assam

BBCI Patient Welfare Group

Workshop for Journalists

Till date….. COVERAGE IN NUMBERS• COMMUNITY AWARENESS PROGRAM : 730• SENSITIZATION PROGRAM :186• MOBILE VAN AWARENESS :155• PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH MELAS: 124 • CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: 151• STREET PLAYS: 120• EXHIBITIONS:118• SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS :712• IEC DISTRIBUTION: 184• AUDIO-VISUAL MASS MEDIA PROGRAMS: 181• PRINT MEDIA PUBLICATIONS: 210

NEW INITIATIVES BY BBCIWITH SUPPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

AND FAMILY WELFARE, GOVT OF ASSAM

RANI CHC ADOPTION FOR EXTENSIVE CANCER AWARENESS AND

EARLY DETECTION ACTIVITIES WITH EFFECT FROM 1ST JANUARY 2015

• NUMBER OF TOTAL CAMPS : 13

• NUMBERS OF SCREENING BENEFICIARIES: 200

• NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED FOR WARENESS: AROUND 1000

RANI PHOTOGRAPHS

DAWN OF 2016Rural cancer control mission: BBCI

• TARGETED and planned cancer awareness and early detection REACH OUTS TO THE CHCs and PHC s and FRUs around Guwahati from where due to lack of awareness and inadequate cancer detection facilities cancer cases are reported at late stages which becomes a real challenge for successful cancer treatment.

January 2016Cancer awareness and early detection

programs• 9th January : Amranga Borihat CHC• 18th January: Rani CHC• 23rd January : Mirza CHC• 30th January : Azara CHC• 30th January : Nalbari Kalaigaon

Schedules for the month of February WORLD CANCER DAY THEME: I CAN… WE CAN

4th February : “We can” “I can” work group formation

4th February: popular talk on cancer risk factor reduction in Guwahati Science museum Khanapara

5th February : Cancer sensitization at R. J Boruah College

• 6th February: Cancer awareness and screening program at Sarthebari CHC

• 8th February (tentative): Awareness talk on cancer at Composite Hospital, Border Security Force, Patgaon

• 13th February : Lions Eye Hospital , Athgaon,Guwahati

February 2016Cancer awareness and early detection

programs

• 15th February: Cancer awareness and screening program at Rani Community Development Block

• 19th February : cancer sensitization program at Saraighat College

• 20th February: Cancer awareness and screening program Saygaon CHC

• 25th February : Cancer awareness at Sungsali

• 27th February: cancer awareness at Jibanlata Highschool, Barpeta

Future plans

To do extensive cancer prevention and control activities covering the entire North

East Region on regular basis

Development of human resource

Formation of work groups

Networking and accelarated

intersectoral co-ordination and collaborative

efforts

Fund mobilization

towards cancer prevention and

control activities

Volunteers : our strength

SITE SEEING / Recreational programs: patient’s satisfaction

THANK YOU