We aim to decrease the social isolation, increase optimism about the future, provide reassurance on personal reactions and to strengthen patients & families’ endurance.
Our objectives focus on:
Education
- To conduct awareness camps on various kinds of cancers from grassroot level upwards, across the whole country
- To teach self breast examination, oral examinations, and other guidelines to facilitate early detection of cancer
- To provide information / facilities of palliative and pain management treatment for terminally ill patients, by experts.
- To conduct motivational, educational and awareness programmes through media like films, televisions, radio websites newsletter magazines.
- To tie up with other Institute /Organization and/or to take help of other Institute/Organization to achieve the object of the Trust having objects altogether or in part similar to those of this trust.
- To build and strengthen National and International networks concerned with Cancer, AIDS and Environment related Health issues.
- To train and gear individuals/volunteers to carry the message on.
Support
- To conduct personal interaction and dispel myths and stigmas associated with the disease.
- To address psycho-social issues related to the disease through personal meetings, post, emails and help lines.
- And to form Volunteer Support and peer support groups.
Facilities
- To conduct screening camps on various health issues and free health check-ups for senior citizens and underprivileged women, and children.
- To set up care facilities like health clinics and moblle vans.
- To provide prosthesis e.g. Breast Prosthesis, and train individuals for the same.
- To provide need based services to individuals and communities, specially the deprived members of the community, monetary or otherwise, both directly and through established social welfare organizations.
Activities
- To undertake and promote adventure & allied activities in order to reach out to new sets of people across the country. Such activities will enable patients, survivors and their families to boost confidence, challenge physical & mental endurance and create broader social impact
- To organize /hold meetings, talks, discussions, seminars, workshops, demonstrations, projects, symposia, plays and drama, conferences, research and study visits and various activities. Such activities will be undertaken to generate understanding about Cancer, Aids, Environment, Hygiene, Sanitation, Women and children related health issues, ill effects of tobacco and cigarettes. pesticides and other such high risk factors.