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Manipal Hospital becomes Goa’s first hospital to launch a dedicated Sports medical team

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2 years ago

August 23, 2021

The hospital has also partnered with Goa Football Association (GFA) to provide free basic life support training for players associated with the GFA and Goa Football Development Council (GFDC)

Goa, 22nd August 2021: Manipal Hospitals, Goa, has announced the launch of the Sports Medical Team at a press conference held today. The hospital has also partnered with Goa Football Association (GFA) to provide free basic life support training for players associated with the GFA and the GFDC. Mr. Churchill Alemao, President – Goa Football Association and MLA – Benaulim, graced the conference as the Chief Guest. The conference also saw the presence of Mr. Brahmanand Sagoon Kamat Sankhwalkar, Chairman – Goa Football Development Council (GFDC) and former Indian football team captain, Mr. Jovito Lopes, General Secretary – Goa Football Association, Mr. Manish Trivedi, Hospital Director, Manipal Hospitals – Goa, Dr. Shekar Salkar, Head – Oncology department, Manipal Hospitals – Goa and Dr. Aditya Gosawi, Medical Superintendent, Manipal Hospitals, Goa.

The Sports Medical team comprising of Dr. Deepchand Bhandare, Senior Consultant – Orthopaedics, Dr. Rohan R Dessai, Consultant – Hip and Knee Replacement Surgeon, and Dr. Sunny Kamat, Consultant – Spine Orthopedic Surgeon was present at the event. The event was also graced by Mr. Saghir Siddiqui, Regional COO, KMC Hospital – Mangalore, Dr. Anand Venugopal – Regional Chief of Clinical Services, Manipal Hospitals – Goa, and KMC Hospital – Mangalore, and Mr. Surendra Prasad, Marketing Head, KMC Hospital – Mangalore.

Speaking at the conference, Mr. Churchill Alemao, said, “The love for sports runs in every Goan citizen and I am really happy to see Manipal Hospitals launch the first dedicated sports medicine team in Goa. This will help educate all sportspeople and enthusiasts on sports-related injuries. Goa Football Association is very elated to be partnering with the hospital to provide education and free basic life support training for players associated with the GFA and the GFDC.”

Speaking about the training program, Dr. Deepchand Bhandare said, “These sessions will consist of theory and practical aspects and will be conducted by our expert team of doctors who are a part of the Intensive Care Unit at Manipal Hospitals, Goa. We are also one of the few hospitals in Goa to have a dedicated sports medicine team to provide treatment and services to injuries related to sports. We are equipped to offer Pre-Tournament Screening, Prevention of Injury, Injury Management, Sports Rehabilitation, and Nutrition programs.”

Mr. Manish Trivedi said, “Goa is one of the leading states in India when it comes to sports. Among all the sports, football garners a lot of attention and can be called the leader of sports in Goa. It is an immense pleasure to have partnered with the GFA to provide free basic life support training for players associated with the GFA and the GFDC. We will be conducting these training sessions every alternate Sunday from 9 am to 12 noon at the hospital.”

“Having proper education and knowledge about injuries is an important thing for a sportsperson. This will help in better management of injuries which will, in turn, help in having a long and extended career. I am really happy that Manipal Hospitals is the first hospital in Goa to take up such an initiative to make sure that the athletes are provided with quality care, treatment, and education related to sports injuries” Mr. Saghir Siddiqui said.

Keeping in mind the COVID-19 safety protocols, the hospital will be limiting the number of participants per session to 15 members. (GoaNewsHub)

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Govt to conduct Breast Cancer screening camps: Vishwajit Rane

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1 year ago

July 5, 2022

Priyanka Shet

Panaji: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has said that the state government will conduct awareness camps for Breast Cancer screening in Goa. Rane said that the camps will help early detection of the Breast cancer.

He said that empowering women through our wellness and health scheme is another aspect of empowering women in the state.

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Goa reports 201 COVID-19 positive cases on Wednesday, no deaths

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1 year ago

June 29, 2022

Priyanka Shet

Panaji: Goa on Wednesday reported 201 fresh cases taking the total number of COVID-19 infections in the state to 2,48,540. As per the State Health Department’s bulletin, 201 new infections were reported on Wednesday taking the toll to 2,48,540.

As many as 151 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day on Wednesday, taking the count of recoveries to 2,43,720, while the death toll remained at 3,838 with no new deaths reported. The state now has 982 active cases, he said.

At least 1361 swab samples were tested on Wednesday, taking the total number of tests carried out in the state to 19,79,873.

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10,000 breast cancer screenings successfully completed under the ‘Swasth Mahila, Swasth Goa’ initiative

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1 year ago

May 20, 2022

Priyanka Shet

Panaji: Breast cancer screening of 10,000 women across Goa has been successfully completed under the ‘Swasth Mahila, Swasth Goa’ initiative of cricketer Yuvraj Singh’s YouWeCan Foundation, the SBI Foundation and the Government of Goa., a senior funtionary said.

The initiative which was launched in October 2021, aims to screen 1 lakh women in Goa for breast cancer, thereby ensuring that 50% of the age eligible female population in the State is screened.

In a press statement issued here, the YouWeCan Foundation has said that free of cost breast cancer screening is being conducted at 35 Health Centres across Goa along with multiple outreach camps.

“Till date, 142 outreach camps have been held in various parts of Goa. Of the 10,000 women who have been screened so far, 7 women have been diagnosed positive for breast cancer and their treatment has already commenced,” the press statement adds.

All the suspected cases have been referred to the Goa Medical College & Hospital and district hospitals for further investigations and complete treatment.

Goa’s Director of Health Services Geeta Kakodkar has congratulated the initiative and said that early detection is the key and screening eligible women is a big step forward towards this. “I am sure our sustained efforts will reach all eligible women and benefit them,”she added.

Cricketer Yuvraj Singh is quoted in the press statement as saying “ Breast Cancer is the most common form of cancer in India but around 70 per cent of the breast cancer patients in our country get diagnosed in advanced stages due to lack of screening.”

“ Our endeavour through the ‘Swasth Mahila, Swasth Goa’ initiative is to provide a screening platform to the entire female population of Goa for early detection and timely treatment,” he added.

Singh said that now that the project has picked up momentum in Goa, we aim to achieve our target of screening 1 lakh women across the State in the next 18 months.

“In the near future, we plan to scale up our breast cancer screening initiative by taking it to other states. Our ultimate goal is to make it a pan-India initiative and help women across India have access to early detection mechanism for breast cancer,” he added.

Lalit Mohan, President and COO, SBI Foundation, said that “SBI Foundation is proud to be funding this unique initiative, Swasth Mahila Swasth Goa, to create awareness on breast cancer, break stigma and mobilise women folk to come forward and take charge of their health and thereby making Goa a model state for breast cancer screening. (GoaNewsHub)