How to make a strong Cervical Cancer free society?

“Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves” – Horace Mann In this environment of pandemic when all of us are looking out to be safe, our volunteers have come together in the most extraordinary ways to go the extra mile and lend a hand. Hear our volunteer speak about his experience with GeBBS Foundation.   Pandurang Bajirao Nakhate - Volunteer of GeBBS Foundation   "My journey with GeBBS Foundation is a memorable one. I feel we are much more than just volunteers ; we are one big family looking out for each other to support the society. So, it is my duty to be with them during this pandemic period when they need us the most. After volunteering for healthcare camps especially cervical and breast cancer camps I have realized the privilege of being born into a financially stable family that can afford both education and medical expenses. Most of the people in the rural areas are unable to fight cervical and breast cancer or any other disea...

Due to this pandemic situation, we all are going through a difficult time. The lockdown has decimated the incomes and threatened the food security of India's rural population. We continue to provide humanitarian and healthcare assistance to the people in the rural areas. We regularly put in our best effort to provide the people in the rural areas with the basic supplies of food and hygiene kits. Recently, we have also collaborated with the Superintendent of Police, Aurangabad Rural to distribute 40 N95 masks and 200 triple ply masks to Karmad police station under the “Project Safety First”. This was one of the ways by which we can take precautions and fight the disease.   The distribution activity was initiated in the presence of Mr. Santosh Khamalas, Mr. Bagul and Mr. Santosh Patil (PI and in charge of Karmad policestation, Aurangabad. Simultaneously, we are also conducting our regular cervical & breast cancer check-up camps in various villages in our well-equi...

In the hope of increasing awareness and highlighting the importance of early detection, one of our cervical cancer survivor shares her story with our readers. ‘I Ranjana KakasahebKhandweam a cervical cancer survivor. I could successfully beat all odds against advanced Cervical Cancer& today I am leading a normal life. I remember that initially, I used to experience intermittent pain in my uterus. I had approached quite a few hospitals but even after consuming medicines I did not get any relief. One day, I was at home doing my chores and I had a visit from an ASHA activist. She informed me about the health camp at our village and gave me detailed information on the process. She helped me fill out a form and informed me of the date of the health camp. I attended the camp on the said date. There were female MGM doctors who examined me and advised me to visit MGM Hospital for further tests. Without further delay, I got myself admitted at MGM hospital with the help of...

The national lockdown has severely affected the lives and livelihoods of the people in rural India. Agriculture, fishing, harvesting - everything is at a standstill. This results to isolation, income insecurity & lack of proper healthcare. During these uncertain times, we are working together to make a difference in the lives of the people in the rural areas specially Aurangabad and Jalna . Our corporate partners and volunteers are working tirelessly to provide food and healthcare support. Our volunteers are continuously distributing food relief kits to the families in Aurangabad and Jalna. Currently, along with these activities, we have also initiated the ‘Safety First’ project with the Aurangabad Municipality Corporation where we have distributed triple layer masks to all our workers and volunteers. Last week we have distributed 3000 triple layer surgical masks to the Aurangabad City Police, 1000 masks to the Aurangabad sanitation workers & 800 masks to the Zillah Pari...

Currently we all are facing challenges in the form of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is definitely a global health crisis which is affecting hundreds of millions who live in poverty.But that doesn’t stop us from saving lives and livelihoods in rural India. Our volunteers are generously contributing their time and skills to support the people in the rural areas. With them,we are continuously supporting the livelihood of the people living in the villages of Aurangabad & Jalna by distributing food packets. In the last few days we have distributed food packets to 150 families . Our aim is to help the people in the rural areas. To further protect them from corona and other health crisis like cervical and breast cancer, we continue to run our healthcare camps where our MGM doctors and nurses are accessible to give primary health care. The initial testing and screening process is done in our well-equipped mobile van.Patients detected with Cervical Cancer are recommended t...