Cancer Awareness & Detection Program at Amboth Thanda, Manchala Mandal, R. R. District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

An Outreach programme was held on Sunday 18th January 2004 at Amboth Thaanda village in Maanchala Mandal (65 kms away from Hyderabad). This Cancer Awareness Camp was conducted in collaboration with Inter Cultural Cooperation Foundation (ICF) at their new and huge School premises from 11 am to 4 pm. 172 villagers took part in the screening and 9 persons were detected to be suffering from Cancer Symptoms. Oncologists, Dr. CSK Prakash, Dr. Srikanth and Dr. K. Prakash from MNJ Cancer Hospital & Regional Cancer Center, Hyderabad, Dr. B. Krishna Kumar from BIBI Cancer Care Foundation, Hyderabad, Dr. N. Srinivasa Rao, Homeopathic Physician and M.D. of Sri Ramakrishna Homeo Stores (P) Ltd., Hyderabad and Dr. C. Chandrasekhar, Consultant Physician and President, SAHAYA, Hyderabad attended the patients. BIBI Cancer Hospital provided with the paramedical staff, medicine kit and an ambulance for the Camp. AM Charitable Trust records its thanks to Dr. B.N. Rao, Director/Vice-Chancellor MNJ Institute of Oncology and Regional Cancer Centre, Hyderabad, Dr. Viquar Syed Mehdi, CEO, BIBI Cancer Hospital, Hyderabad and Dr. Asif Mirza, Chairman, ICF, Hyderabad for their Co-operation and help for this camp. Dr. C. Chandrasekhar, Health Consultant and President, SAHAYA, Hyderabad, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) SRR Aiyengar, Sri N. Motilal, Head Master of the ICF School and Sri P.B. Raghavendra Rao, CAO of the Trust spoke on the inauguration of the camp.