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JULY - OCTOBER 2019

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There Is a ‘CAN’ in ‘CANCER’

because we CAN beat it !!

CSR PROJECT AT BATHINDA - PUNJAB

A Cancer Screening Camp was organized by Mr Anup Singh, Project officer and Dr D K Bansal Medical

Officer in village Balluana of Bathinda on 28th

July, 2019. 240 pa,ents were screened, 70 blood tests and

1 FNAC were done. The camp was inaugurated by Jathedar Jagseer Singh and Sarpanch Tehal Singh of

Balluana village.

A Cancer Screening Camp was organized by Mr Anup Singh, Project officer and Dr D K Bansal Medical

Officer in Gurunanak Pura Mohalla of Bathinda on 11th

August, 2019. 222 pa,ents were screened, 72

blood tests and 1 FNAC were done.

MOBILE PRIMARY HEALTH, CANCER SCREENING AND PALLIATIVE CARE

UNIT PROJECT AT BATHINDA, PUNJAB IS BEING SUPPORTED BY ORACLE LTD

SOME GLIMPSES OF THE WORK DONE DURING JULY TO OCTOBER —2019

CSR PROJECT AT BATHINDA - PUNJAB

A Cancer Screening Camp at village Chugge in Bathinda in Punjab was organised on 8th

September, 2019 by GCCI

Bathinda project team including Dr D K Bansal-Medical Officer, Mr Anoop Singh - Project Officer, Ms Navjyot

Kaur - Nurse and Ms Ramandeep Kaur – Counsellor. In the camp, 180 pa,ents were screened. 63 Blood Tests, 1

USG and 1 FNAC Test were conducted. 1 suspected case of cancer, 2 CA pa,ents and 4 cases of Hepa,,s were

found.

CSR PROJECT AT BATHINDA - PUNJAB

A Cancer Screening Camp was conducted on 13th Oct., 2019 at Vill. Jassi Bagwali in Dis>. Bathinda. During

the camp, 205 beneficiaries were screened and 82 Pathological tests were conducted. The camp was con-

ducted with the help of Dr. Chitar Lekha Bansal - Gynae, Dr. Darshan Kumar Bansal - Surgeon and Dr.

Shelly Bansal - Gen Physician. Mr. Anoop Singh - Project Officer, Ms. Ramandeep Kaur – Counselor, Ms.

Navjot Kaur Sidhu - Staff Nurse were present. The camp was inaugurated by Mr. Karamjeet Singh.

BATHINDA - PUNJAB

STUDENT SENSITISATION PROGRAMME at ST. JOSEPH’S CONVENT SCHOOL,

BATHINDA (PUNJAB)

A special morning assembly was organised in the school on 12th July, 2019 wherein Principal, Sr.

Veena D’Souza, handed over the dona,on to Mr Sukhdeep Gill (SDDRM - North Zone) and Mr Sukhdev

Singh. A special vote of thanks was given by Mr Sukhdeep Gill.

St Joseph's Convent School, Bathinda has been a>ached with GCCI for many years. An awareness pro-

gram was conducted in the school in the month of May 2019 by Mr Sukhdev Singh (General Manager at

Ludhiana). The students and the staff were apprised about the ac,vi,es of GCCI in detail along with the

importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. They were informed about the various aspects of GCCI’s

project based in Bathinda. The students were also sensi,sed to par,cipate in the fundraising drive. The

school gave a tremendous response to the cause of cancer by contribu,ng Rs 6,38,700/-.

CSR PROJECT AT TALWANDI SABO - PUNJAB

A Cancer Screening Camp was organised at Lelewala Village, Talwandi Sabo, Punjab on 15th

Sept., 2019 by

GCCI’s team including Dr. Pawan Kumar, Dr. Pri, Jindal, Ms. Amandeep Kaur - Nurse, Ms. Karamveer Kaur –

Nurse and Mr. Sandeep Kaushal – Project Officer. 127 persons a>ended the camp.

MOBILE PRIMARY HEALTH, CANCER SCREENING AND PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT PROJECT

AT TALWANDI SABO—PUNJAB IS BEING SUPPORTED BY MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA

LTD. (SWARAJ DIVISION)

PATIALA - PUNJAB

CEO’s VISIT TO RED CROSS SOCIETY – PATIALA PROJECT

CEO - Dr Harvinder Singh Bakshi along with Mr. Ganesh Bha> – Head Programme Dept. and Mr. Shivpal

Rana – Manager Chandigarh visited GCCI supported Computer Training Centre (SoKware & Hardware) at

Pa,ala, Punjab on 26th

July, 2019 for the children belonging to poor stratum of the society specially belong-

ing to the families afflicted with cancer. He also interacted with GCCI’s staff of MOBILE PRIMARY HEALTH,

CANCER SCREENING AND PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT at Nabha.

LUDHIANA - PUNJAB

Mr Sukhdeep Singh Gill, Sr Dy Director – North Zone and Mr Sukhdev Singh General Manager addressed the

students of GMT School, Kakkowal Road, Ludhiana on 18th and 19th July, 2019 in context of Cancer Educa,on

Programme. Mrs Amarjit Dhaliwal, Principal of the School on this occasion appreciated the mul,pronged cancer

care work of GCCI.

STUDENT SENSITIZATION PROGRAMME

CHEQUE PRESENTATION TO CANCER PATIENT

A cheque for one ,me financial assis-

tance was presented on behalf of GCCI

to a disadvantaged cancer pa,ent on

29th July, 2019 by Ms Ruchi Bawa,

Managing Director of Gurukul School of

Music and Saroj Khan's Dancing Spirits

Academy, Ludhiana. Ms Bawa is a well-

known philanthropist and an abiding

supporter of GCCI . Mr Sukhdeep Singh

Gill , Sr Dy Director - North Zone, Mr

Sukhdev Singh—General Manager and

Ms Karamjit Kaur - Nurse of GCCI were

present on this occasion.

PUNE - MAHARASHTRA

On 23rd

August 2019, Ms. Mamta Nath – Sr. GM, Pune organised orienta,on programme on Cancer Awareness

and Health and Hygiene for senior girls and boys of Dr. (Mrs.) Erin N. Nagarvala School, Kalyani Nagar, Pune.

Around 400 students got benefited from these programmes. Dr. Shailaja Munshi gave the awareness talk to the

girls and Dr. Sharmila Correya gave the awareness talk to the boys.

RUPNAGAR - PUNJAB

Mr Shivpal Singh Rana (Manager - Chandigarh Team) conducted Cancer Educa,on Program in the Genius

Interna,onal Public School, Rupnagar Punjab on 26th

Aug., 2019. About 2000 students and staff members

par,cipated. They were sensi,sed on GCCI's projects and program as well as various symptoms and risk

factors associated with cancer.

CANCER AWARENESS PROGRAMME

CANCER AWARENESS PROGRAMME

CSR PROJECT AT SITAMARHI — BIHAR

Every year the floods in North Bihar play havoc with the lives of people. The floods cause shortage of food, loss

of connec,vity, poor health services etc. The project "Mobile Primary Healthcare, Cancer Screening, Cancer

Awareness and Pallia,ve care" funded by Na)onal Payments Corpora)on of India (NPCI) is being implemented

by GCCI in district Sitamarhi in Bihar. In view of the massive floods in Bihar, GCCI project team including Mr. Md.

Naved – Project Officer, Dr. Surendra Prasad – Medical Officer, Ms. Anuradha Kumari – Nurse, Mr. Ranjeet Ku-

mar- Counsellor and Mr. Anwar Ali – Driver, reached out to the flood affected areas and provided health care

services.

ROLE IN FLOODS

MOBILE PRIMARY HEALTH, CANCER SCREENING, CANCER AWARENESS AND PALLIATIVE

CARE UNIT PROJECT at Sitamarhi, Bihar is being supported by NATIONAL PAYMENT CORPO-

RATION OF INDIA

CSR PROJECT AT SITAMARHI — BIHAR

SOME GLIMPSES OF THE WORK DONE DURING SEPTEMBER—2019 1) 21 Primary Health Care Camps were conducted. 1455 pa,ents were served. 4 suspected cases of

Cancer was found and sent for further inves,ga,on.

2) Organised 9 Awareness Programmes. 507 persons a>ended the programmes.

3) Visited 38 pa,ents for pallia,ve care.

CSR PROJECT AT SITAMARHI — BIHAR

SOME GLIMPSES OF THE WORK DONE DURING OCTOBER —2019 1) 10 Primary Health Care Camps were conducted. 722 pa,ents were served. 2 suspected cases of

Cancer was found and sent for further inves,ga,on.

2) Organised 4 Awareness Programmes. 297 persons a>ended the programmes.

3) Visited 18 pa,ents for pallia,ve care.

ERODE - TAMIL NADU

GCCI’s Chennai Team including Mr S Dass - Dy Director (Tamil Nadu) and Mr Rajesh Kumar-Sr Manager distrib-

uted cheques on 30th

Aug., 2019 under GCCI’s Student Scholarship Programme in Kalaimagal School, Erode to

the students belonging to the cancer afflicted families.

SCHOLARSHIP CHEQUE-DISRTIBUTION

CSR PROJECT AT CHENNAI - TAMIL NADU

Since last year, GCCI has been providing Pallia,ve Care to the poor cancer afflicted pa,ents at

their homes in Chennai through its MOBILE PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT which was flagged off by Sh. K.

Pandia Rajan, Hon'ble Minister of Tamil Development, Culture and Archaeology of Tamil Nadu. This

is being supported by UDEY AHUJA MEMORIAL TRUST.

TRIUVALLUR - TAMIL NADU

A Cancer Screening Camp was organised on 24th

Aug., 2019 at Panchayat Union Primary School, Chi>athur,

Triuvallur district by Chennai GCCI team including Mr. S Dass - Dy Director, Dr Kavitha - Medical Officer and Mr

Rajesh Kumar- Sr Manager. 161 pa,ents were examined and 54 pathological tests were conducted in the camp.

A Cancer Screening Camp was organised on 27th

July, 2019 at Chennai High School, Kaladipet, TirivoRyur,

Tiruvallur district by Chennai GCCI team including Mr. S Dass - Dy Director, Dr Kavitha - Medical Officer and

Mr Rajesh Kumar- Sr Manager. 139 pa,ents were examined and 18 blood tests were conducted in the camp.

CANCER SCREENING CAMPS

NAGPUR - MAHARASHTRA

Mr R B Deshpande, Dy Director - GCCI, Nagpur was given a warm Send – Off at Nagpur Office on his re,rement. Dr

Harvinder Singh Bakshi, CEO, GCCI who was present on this occasion, appreciated the hard work , sincerity and

pleasing disposi,on of Mr Deshpande who served the organisa,on for 20 years. Dr Bakshi men,oned that Mr Desh-

pande always exuded bonhomie and camaraderie in the team. Nagpur Team Members Mr Abhijit Dey, Manager

and Mr Vijay Waman Jog, Asst. Manager, praised Mr Deshpande for providing them a good leadership.

WARM SEND-OFF TO MR R B DESHPANDE, DY DIRECTOR, GCCI NAGPUR

CEO’S VISIT TO SNEHANCHAL HOSPICE COLLABORATIVE PROJECT, NAGPUR

Dr Harvinder Singh Bakshi - CEO visited SNEHANCHAL and interacted with the Sr Staff on 29th Aug., 2019. GCCI

is having a collabora,ve project MOBILE HOME BASED PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAMME with SNEHANCHAL or

the poor terminal cancer pa,ents in Nagpur.

CSR PROJECT AT GURGAON - HARYANA

J. K. PAPERS LTD. donated Solar Electricity Genera,ng System for the GCCI’s

Primary Health Care & Cancer Screening Centre at Gurgaon.

CSR PROJECT AT FARIDABAD - HARYANA

A Cancer Awareness Programme was conducted on 8th July, 2019 in Azad Nagar Jhuggis, Faridabad. 89 persons

a>ended the programme. The awareness Programme was conducted by Dr. Moin Khan - Gen Physician, Mr.

Vijay Kumar –Project Officer and Mrs. Damayan, Mohanty - Nurse.

A Cancer Screening Camp was organised on 4th Aug., 2019 at Community Center, Near Gurjar Chowk, Behind

Delite Hotel, AC Nagar, NIT, Faridabad. During the camp, 204 number beneficiaries (male/female) were

screened and 28 number of Pathological tests were conducted. The camp was conducted by Mr Vijay Kumar,

Project Officer – GCCI, Faridabad and medical team including Dr Pree, - Gynae, Dr. Lakshit Kumar - ENT, Dr.

Moin N. Khan - Gen Physician and Ms Damyan, - Nurse. The people who assisted were Ms Shashi Pa,l, Mr

Sahrukh and Mr Golu Kumar.

MOBILE PRIMARY HEALTH, CANCER AWARENESS, CANCER SCREENING AND PALLIATIVE

CARE UNIT PROJECT at Faridabad is being supported by BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION

LIMITED (BPCL).

SOME GLIMPSES OF THE WORK DONE DURING JULY TO OCTOBER—2019

CSR PROJECT AT FARIDABAD - HARYANA

A Cancer Awareness Programme was conducted on 19th August, 2019 at Autopin Ki Jhuggies, Sec.24, Faridabad.

During the camp, 109 persons (males/females) a>ended the programme. The awareness Programme was con-

ducted with the help of Dr. Moin Khan - Gen Physician, Mr. Vijay Kumar - Project Officer and Mrs. Damayan, Mo-

hanty - Nurse .

A Cancer Awareness Programme was conducted on 10th

Oct., 2019 at Sant Siromani Ravidas Mandir, Kalyanpur,

Near Sanjay Colony, Faridabad by GCCI’s Faridabad Team including Dr Moin Khan - Gen Physician, Mr Vijay Ku-

mar - Project Officer and Ms Jolly Raju (ANM). 66 persons (male/female) par,cipated in the programme.

A Student Sensi,sa,on Programme was organised at Aggarwal Public School, Sector – 3, Faridabad on 19th

August, 2019 by Mr. Md. Aslam – Sr. GM (Educa,on) – NCR of GCCI.

FARIDABAD - HARYANA

A Student Sensi,sa,on Programme was held at Mahadev Desai Sr Sec School, Sec 16-A, Faridabad on 22nd Oct.,

2019 by Mr. Md. Aslam – Sr.GM (NCR) of GCCI. The programme was a>ended by 600 students along with 35 staff

members. Ms. Nirmala Sharma - Director of the School and Mr. Kaushik - Vice Principal appreciated the work of

GCCI in the field of cancer care.

STUDENT SENSITISATION PROGRAMMES

PINJORE - HARYANA

A screening camp was held at St. Vivekanand Millennium School, HMT Township, Pinjore, Haryana on August 4,

2019. During this camp 25 males and 39 females were screened. 7 PAP Smears and 58 blood tests (such as HB,

TLC, DLC, etc) were also done on the spot. The camp was conducted with the help of Dr D K Oberoi (MD Medi-

cine) and Dr Mrs Ranjana Oberoi - Consultant Gynaecologist. Mr Sukhdeep Gill - SDDRM - North Zone and Mr

Shivpal Singh Rana - Manager-Chandigarh Team coordinated the camp.

CSR PROJECT AT GURGAON - HARYANA

SYNEOS HEALTH is suppor,ng GCCI’s CHILD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME. To have a fun-filled interac,on

with the children, Mr. Inderbir Singh (Senior Director) and the core team of Syneos invited GCCI's team and

the beneficiaries to their office on 6th Aug., 2019. The children enjoyed the joyful yet informa,ve interac-

,on, and the sumptuous brunch. A big thanks from the kids to Mr. Singh and en,re Syneos family.

CANCER SCREENING CAMP

DELHI / NCR

CANCER AWARENESS PROGRAMMES HELD IN DELHI / NCR DURING THE

PERIOD JULY TO OCT.—2019

SOME MORE GLIMPSES

HALDWANI - UTTRAKHAND

A Student Sensi,sa,on Programme was conducted by Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Sr. Manager (NCR) on 31st July,

2019 at Doon Convent school, Gajajauli Bareilly Road, Haldwani, U>rakhand.

STUDENT SENSITISATION PROGRAMME

BHOPAL—MADHYA PRADESH

Student Sensi,sa,on Programme was organised in Holy Cross Sr. Sec. School, Lambakheda, Bhopal by Mr.

A.C. Punetha – Manager GCCI on 11th Sept., 2019. The students and staff par,cipated in the programme

very enthusias,cally. Useful informa,on pertaining to cancer risk factors, symptoms and preven,on was

given in the programme. The Principal of this school addressed the staff and the students on this occasion.

Mr. Ashu Chander Punetha – Manager GCCI Bhopal and Mr. R. B. Deshpande, Dy. Dir, Nagpur jointly

conducted Student Sensi,sa,on Programme in Interna,onal Public School, Misrod, Bhopal on 20th

Aug.,

2019. The students and the staff par,cipated in the programme with great zeal. Ms. Chitra Subramani-

an, the Principal and the staff members who were present in the programme expressed their thankful-

ness to GCCI for conduc,ng a very useful programme.

STUDENT SENSITISATION PROGRAMMES

The End But Our Crusade Against Cancer Continues…….

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