Angul: JSPL Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) organised an awareness camp on cancer in periphery villages of its plant in the district on the occasion of the World Cancer Day on Friday.
As per the theme of the year “Close the Care Gap”, Dr Priyadarshini Ray along with Dr Sai Swarup Padhi of the Occupational Health Centre (OHC) of JSP’s Angul unit sensitised the rural women about various signs and symptoms associated with cancer and how an early detection can save lives with the new methodology of treatment.
They discussed bad habits that can lead to cancer in important organs of human body. The doctors also elaborated various schemes of state and central governments for the needy patients.
More than 100 rural women participated in the programme by following the COVID protocols. The CSR department of Angul coordinated the programme.