Meeting with network and collaborators, providing with materials, so they will take it forward. Also, collaborating for research! We discussed and planned out future outreach events/presentations.
I am thankful to Mr. Vijendra Singh Rathore & Mrs. Anju Rathore from Rampore Tea Estate for helping me in the outreach, Shantanu Sutradhar (ASRA NGO) for collaboration, Mr. Dipankar Ghosh for inviting me for an interview and to Ms. Payel Deb & BTN TV channel for the media coverage to spread the message, Mr. Virendra Jain for helping in outreach, Mr. Chitto Deb helping me relentlessly to organize programs in surrounding tea gardens, Dr. Anitya Deb helping connect me to Cachar College programs, Paromita Saha & Madhuleena Nath (teachers from Holy Cross School), Raja Roy, Ms. Sweety Das helping me connect for outreach. Sincerely thankful to Dr. Ravi Kannan for his tremendous support & collaboration from the beginning. Thanks to Dr. Rajeev Kumar from Cachar Cancer Hospital research division for his help & support with research collaboration. Thankful to Dr. Monoj Kumar Deka from Pathology department, Silchar Medical College for research collaboration. Thanks to Mrs. Shefalika Deb, nurse Rampur Tea for coming forward to support the women in the area with Breast self exam cards. My heartfelt thanks to Mrs. Poornima Koramodi, 42 yrs, Breast Cancer patient from Nazarband, Rampore tea estate for sharing her story. My sincere thanks to my Ph.D mentor Dr. Sarbani Giri for her support and helping organize an event in Assam University & encouragement all along
Disclosure: All photos posted on BCH Facebook page is with due respect and permission from the respective people in the photos, my heartfelt thanks to them for giving me the permission!
By Dr. Lopamudra Das Roy
Founder & President, Breast Cancer Hub
