Rotary Club Organises An Awareness Camp On MATRI RAKSHA – Fighting Anaemia In Women
Rotary Club, Salt Lake Metropolitan recently organised their 4th awareness camp on “MATRI RAKSHA – Fighting Anaemia in Women” at Town Hall Birati in association with North Dum Dum Birati Rotary Community Corps and North Dum Dum Municipality.
The camp was blessed by Mrs Chandrima Bhattacharya, Hon’ble Minister Mother & Child & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal, Mr Soumen Datta, CIC Health, Somnath Choudhary Former Chairman NDDM, Mrs Shreya Goswami WICCI CCC President and Ms Pamela Das, UN Paegent Miss world, Dr Aruna Tantia, Director and Consultant Surgeon (Gynaecology and Obstetrics), ILS Hospitals and Rotarians, Doctors & Rotaractors.
Total 92 women were screened for Anaemia, Diabetes and High BP by Technical team from ILS Hospital and each were seen by Gynaecologist Dr Chitra Ray, Dr Aruna Tantia and Two local Gynaecologist members of RCC. Around 67.5% suffered from Anaemia while only 32% had Haemoglobin above 10 gm%.
A lady had Haemoglobin 3.5 gm% who was immediately referred to north Dum Dum hospital for further treatment through CIC Health Soumen Datta. Around 17 were detected with Diabetes and 29 with high BP.
Each beneficiary received free Iron medicine of 3 months and deworming. Few received calcium supplements as well.
Awareness about anaemia was created through audio visual presentation by Dr Ajit kumar Majumder who further distributed booklet about anaemia & nutrition.
A walker was handed over by Dr Bimlendu Sen for use of post operative person in NDDM hospital to Soumen Datta CIC Health.
Around 18 children from under Privileged family were checked by Rotarian Dr Rajesh Goel and advised treatment. It was noticed that many suffered from low vision due to excessive use of screen. This was conducted under aegis of Women’s Indian chamber of commerce & Industry and Rotary club of Salt Lake metropolitan. WiCCI member entertained them by lucid story telling.
This project was launched on 19 th September 2021 and is being implemented by Rotarians & Doctors, Village Partners and Rotaractor.
This program was fully managed by Rtn Kusum Chamaria, Rtn Bimlendu Sen, Mrs Mita Majumder, Dr Chitra Ray, Uma Shankar Agarwal, Dr Ajit Majumder, Dr Aruna Tantia, Dr Rajesh Goel, Kavita Agarwal President WICCI Child Care Council, Sreya Goswami, Payal Goenka , Nikita & Kavita Gupta in close association with members of RCC NDDM. Ample thanks to Team ILS: Abhishek, Sharmila, Somedatta, Alok and sisters. Big thanks to RCC members who left no stone unturned for its success.
Rotary Club, Salt Lake Metropolitan shall again repeat this camp after six months to check effect.
In West Bengal more than 50% women are suffering from low Haemoglobin or Anaemia as per NHM study.
These women are not even aware of their Anaemic status and continue to suffer silently the low energy and lethargy. Putting family before self, they ignore nutritious diet and keep bleeding heavily.
Government of India has addressed this burning issue by launching “Anaemia mukt Bharat “or Poshan Abhiyaan . It is seen that babies born of anaemic women are often low birth babies and with stunted growth or short height. GOI has launched it for children and pregnant mothers in its first phase who are being given iron tablets.
However non pregnant women have been left out in this phase. Rotary club of Salt Lake metropolitan has identified this gap and has taken up “Matri Raksha “project to address this burning issue.
Under Matri Raksha project supported by Rotary clubs from Switzerland and The Rotary foundation it envisages screening of 20,000 women for anaemia and educate them about nutrition and treat them with medicines or surgery. Goal to have 3% rise in Haemoglobinometer every year.
