Page 24 - ACCF Essentia | Vol. III | Issue 3 | June 2024

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Our team being an extension of the hospital in Care g ive rs
the community, visit homes to facilitate end of life Our focus on
the community, visit homes to facilitate end of life
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comfort in familiar surroundings.
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amilies, offering
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crucial home care Anti-Tobacco Cessation
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crucial home care
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support to cancer
s upport to cancer campaign in college
campaign in college
p atients.
patients.
Outcome and Impact
Outcome an d Impact
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Total 578 cancer
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screenings camps
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were conducted from
were conducted from
November 2019 till
November 2019 till
March 2024 in which
March 2024 in which
9936 bene ciaries got
9936 bene ciaries got
screened. Among the
screened. Among the
screened population,
screened population,
255 people were found
255 people were found Cancer Screening Camp
Cancer Screening Camp
to be cancer suspects
to be cancer suspects
with 8 positive cases.
with 8 positive cases.
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Frontline Workers
Capacity Building o
Capacity Building of Frontline Workers
Caregiver education
Caregiver education
Promoting Hospital Service s and counseling was done in 39 sessions covering
Promoting Hospital Services
and counseling was done in 39 sessions covering
COP team is the face of hospital promotional
COP team is the face of hos p ital p romotional 1927 attendees. Capacity building of 882 General
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1927 attendees. Capacity building of 882 General
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activities in the community, engaging with the practitioners / frontline workers was done in about
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practitioners / frontline workers was done in about
community, schools, colleges, Government of ces, ces,
community, schools, colle g es, Government of 52 sessions. Sensitisation of 298 informal health
52 sessions. Sensitisation of 298 informal health
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private hospitals in Barpeta and nearby districts service providers was conducted in 29 sessions.
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In 94 sessions done in schools and colleges, 6069
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non-cancer services at the hospital - ensuring no school staff / students were sensitised. Cancer school staff / students were sensitised. Cancer
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non-cancer serv
o n e mi sses o ut o n esse nt ia l ca r e . p revalence data of 1307 p atients was collected
one misses out on essential care.
prevalence data of 1307 patients was collected
through home visits in villages under different
on
Empowering Through Education throu g h home visits in villa g es under di ff erent
Empowering Through Educati
health blocks of the district.
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ers - we engaged,
Beyond socio-cultural barriers - we engaged, h ealth blocks o f the district .
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Beyond soc
educated and trained various groups like General
educated and tra i ned var i ous groups l i ke General Over the past ve years, our COP team ve years, our COP team
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Practitioners, Front-Line-Workers, In
Practitioners, Front-Line-Workers, Informal Health
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ormal Health
has conquered numerous challenges
Serv i ce Prov i ders, Anganwad i Workers, Teachers h as conquere d numerous c h a ll enges
Service Providers, Anganwadi Workers, Teachers
with unwavering dedication. We
of Schools and Colleges, Students of Schools
o f Schools and Colleges, Students o f Schools with unwavering dedication. We
and Colleges, Mah
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and Colleges, Mahila Samitis, NGOs, various continue to push boundaries, ensuring
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continue to push boundaries, ensuring
Club members , Bhakats of Satras and Emams
Club members , Bhakats of Satras and Emams
that no obstacle hinders our mission
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of Masjids about common cancers, harmful that no obstacle hinders our mission
to provide comprehensive healthcare
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effects of tobacco use, and the affordability of our to provide comprehensive healthcare
hospital services, creating a ripple effect of health
hospital services, creating a ripple e ff ect o f health to all.
to all.
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awareness through collaborative e
awareness through collaborative efforts. .
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Cancer is a journey, not a destination. It doesn’t 24
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