PROJECT ‘TULASI’ [OFF-SHOOT OF CYTOSCAN SYSTEM] The programme entitled ‘TULASI’ was a pilot project undertaken by the Society for Biomedical Technology to carry out screening of rural population with particular emphasis on tribal / rural women having or suspecting to have cervical cancer. Two districts of Andhra Pradesh were identified for this purpose. These were the Ranga Reddy district and the West Godavari district. The responsibility of conducting camps in the Ranga Reddy district was entrusted to Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad in collaboration with Princess Esra Hospital [OHRC], Hyderabad. The work in the West Godavari district was entrusted to the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical Trust [MGMMT] at Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh. The camps were conducted to contact women population at their doorstep and examine them in their own ambience. Director, DEBEL who is the Chief Executive of the Society for Biomedical Technology was the Project Leader of this programme. |