TODAY EXPRESS NEWS ( AJAY VERMA ) Faridabad : Sarvodaya Hospital & Research Centre successfully organised the Pink Ribbon Art Festival at Manav Rachna Educational Institution, Faridabad. As first day was dedicated to a serious conversation on Breast Cancer talking about the latest advancements and techniques. Whereas, the second dayof Breast Cancer Foundation India conference saw the art taking centre stage with ‘’Pink Ribbon Art Festival’’. The idea was to celebrate the spirit of womanhood & spread the message of breast cancer awareness.
This Art Festival was open to all event. The event was a huge hit attracting huge participation across the different age groups of art enthusiasts. 1300 participants from all walks of life including school & college kids in the age group of 5 to 35 years, flocked to paint their idea of womanhood and healthy India.The theme of art festival revolved around women. Participants were given themes as per their age group. The theme for younger artists up to 11 years was ‘Mother’ while children in the age group of 11-14 painted on the theme ‘Our Pride- The great Indian Woman. Artists in 14-18-year group showcased a more futuristic version of ‘Indian woman of 2030’ on their canvas. Group of 18-24 year painted on ‘Woman- The Multitasker’ theme & participants above 24 years stroked their brushes to portray ‘Healthy Woman- Healthy Nation’ Theme.
The Competition was judged by 6 famous artists in Art Fraternity who gave away the prizes of 3 lakh rupees to the winners. The best theme prize was given to Cat A – 1ST prize to Naitik Bishwas, 2ND to Shreyansh Sharma, 3rd Debojit Mitra. Cat B – 1st prize Nairita Guha, 2nd Aditya Seth, 3rd Raamansh Gupta respectively.
The Pink Art Festival afforded an opportunity to its participants to show that they care & extend their support for breast cancer patients & their families. It was a gesture to convey that they are not alone in their fight. We stand together as caring humans & society against breast cancer.
Dr Rakesh Gupta, Chairman and Medical Director of Sarvodaya Hospital & Research Centre quoted “Such initiatives are the need of time especially in a country like India, where the cases of Breast cancer and related deaths are rising at an alarming rate. Every two women newly diagnosed with breast cancer, one woman dies of it. Overall 1 in every 28 Indian women is likely to develop breast cancer in her lifetime. We are also now witnessing more and number of patients being diagnosed with breast cancer in relatively younger age groups such as women in their thirties and forties.”
Dr Dinesh Pandarkar, HOD of Sarvodaya Hospital quoted “The incidence rate begins to rise in the early thirties & peaks at the age of 50 to 64 years. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, 1.5 lakh new cases of breast cancer have been reported in the year 2016 alone. Moreover, this is also turning out to be the most common cancer among women. Breast cancer accounts for 27 percent of all cancers among women in India. Since breast cancer is curable if diagnosed at an earlier stage & awareness is the only way to ensure early detection. Hence BCFI is continuously engaged in & dedicated to raising the breast cancer awareness so that more & more valuable lives can be saved.”
About Sarvodaya Hospital
Sarvodaya Hospital & Research Centre is amongst the finest medical institutions in Faridabad. Spread across 4.25 acres, has 2 hospitals and 1 Super speciality Clinic in Faridabad. Sarvodaya has established a culture of ‘Cure+Care’ and has built a team that upholds this mantra for the hospital at all times. Amongst the many ideologies of helping patients with utmost kindness, one that is common in all Sarvodayans is ‘Service with a smile’. It is the only hospital in Faridabad to receive NABH accreditation in Nursing. Today – with a capacity of over 300 beds, a fully operational super-specialty wing, a gamut of world-class services and facilities, proactive stress of cutting-edge R&D and continuous learning, and a professional team focussed on delivering exceptional care with a personal touch – we are amongst the finest health care destinations in Delhi NCR, and certainly the most preferred in Faridabad.
About BCFI
Breast cancer Foundation – India was started in 1997 to spread awareness on Breast cancer by bringing together the medical fraternity. Till date, BCFI has covered 21 states through this initiative.
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