Deputy Chief Minister K Pawan Kalyan inaugurated a mobile cancer screening van on Thursday at his camp office in Mangalagiri. The initiative aims to provide free cancer screening services to the public in Krishna district. The van has been set up through the initiative of Machilipatnam MP Vallabhaneni Balashouri, with CSR funds of Rs 2 crore from Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).
The mobile van will serve people across seven constituencies in Krishna district, offering cancer screening tests as a preventive measure, particularly for women. Equipped with seven types of medical instruments, including ultrasound, mammogram, blood tests, X-rays, chemical analysis, and colonoscopy, the van will visit villages in each mandal three days a week, providing these tests free of charge. Medical experts say that early detection of cancer through these screenings can help prevent up to 40,000 deaths annually. DCM Pawan Kalyan expressed his appreciation for BEL and MP Vallabhaneni Balashouri for their commitment to social responsibility in setting up the van. He emphasized that the van would play a crucial role in providing accessible screening tests to the public.
The event was attended by State Minister Kollu Ravindra, Government Whip Pidugu Hariprasad, MLAs Mandali Buddharasad, Varla Kumar Raja, Kagitha Krishna Prasad, Venigandla Ramu, Bode Prasad, and Yarlagadda Venkatarao, Krishna District Collector D K Balaji, Chairman of the State Medical Development Services Corporation Ch Srinivasarao, district medical officials, and Jana Sena leaders from Krishna district.
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