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Bengal Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society to organize Health Mela on Nov 16 in Kolkata

by Trans World Features | @twfindia 13 Nov 2019, 01:44 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Bengal Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society in it's 80th year will present Health Mela on Nov 16 in Kolkata's Salt Lake area.

The day-long program is dedicated for the women with a theme "Her Health Our Wealth".

The cause partners are Rotary Calcutta Kankurgachi, Neotia Healthcare, Suraksha and Sananda.

The Bengal Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society, a 80 year old association of medical professionals, is organizing a Health Mela dedicated to the women with the theme Her Health Our Wealth at the City Centrer 1, Salt Lake on Saturday 16th November 2019 from 9 am to 9 pm.

Dr. Shashi Panja, Minister-in-charge Dept of Women& Child Development and Social Welfare, Govt of WB has kindly consented to inaugurate the event alongwith  Sujit Bose, Minster of Fire Dept, Govt of WB, Ms Madhu Neotia and Rotary District Governor Ajay Agarwal.

The social issue of ‘Saving the Girl Child’ will be addressed by a rally and senior health care providers of the city, over the day, will be deliberating on a variety of issues pertaining to women health issues affecting the society. Several reputed diagnostic centres have been roped in to provide complementary and discounted laboratory services, informed the President of Bengal Obstetric and Gynaecological Society ( BOGS) Dr. Dibyendu Banerjee.

Important issues as antenatal care, breastfeeding their babies in the first hour of birth in the "Pregnancy Care in the 21st Century" Forum , reproductive age use birth control as part of ‘Reproductive Health Issuesof the Modern Era’ and cervical cancer as part of  ‘Prevention of Cancer in Women’ will be discussed and counselling available for the public with special emphasis on women, newly wed couples among others informed BOGS Secretary Dr. M MSamsuzzoha