He was participating in a 10-day cancer awareness and training program for screening tests organised by Sri Padmavati Mahila Medical College from July 13-22 for community health officers (CHO), Mid Level Health Providers (MLHP) of the Tirupati district.
Addressing them as chief guest of the training session the TTD EO said annually seven lakh persons die of cancer and early screening and diagnosis helps in treatment.
He also said lifestyle format like food and exercise are crucial methods to avert cancer. The fast food and junk food culture is the main cause and the ancient knowledge embedded in Patanjali Maharshi Yoga shastra had solutions.
He said the SV Vedic University will soon organise another training program on Yoga and its solutions for cancer etc.
The EO also said cancer can be avoided by consuming organic cow-based farm products and appealed CHOs, MLHPs, spread the awareness in villages.
TTD will support the state government campaign to make every district cancer free by setting up three cancer identification centres in each district with the support of doctors and other infrastructure.
District Collector Sri Venkataramana Reddy said preliminary estimate revealed that 10% of the district population are cancer prone and hence efforts made to take cancer screening to every door steps and provide treatment.
He said in coordination with Tata cancer institute, SVIMS and district administration training modules of screening and treatment are prepared and both TTD Chairman Sri YV Subba Reddy and TTD EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy extended all their support.
He appealed to ANMs and Volunteers to get everyone screened at the Pink buses provided by TTD with specialist doctors and also a software is prepared to identify the patients
The collector urged everyone to strive to make Tirupati District cancer free.
TTD JEO ( Education and Health) and Director of SVIMS Smt Sada Bhargavi said TTD has plans to set up permanent centres at Gudur, Srikalahasti and Chandragiri and that the program has the full support of AP Chief Secretary Dr KS Jawahar Reddy, TTD Chairman and TTD EO.
She said 1500 women workers of TTD underwent cancer screening and urged the CHO and volunteers to influence all village women to undergo early screening for treatment.
Dr Charan. B Singh, Principal of SPMMC, Dr Nagaraj, Head of the community medicine wing, Dr Jayachandra Reddy, OSD of Sri Balaji Institute of Oncology, Smt Aparna, SVIMS Registrar, Dr Srihari, District health officer, Dr Srinivasa Rao, District program coordinator, Dr Chandrasekharan, principal of SV Medical College were also present.
The TTD EO, District Collector and JEO also released the training program module booklets.
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