THREE DAY CANCER AWARENESS PROGRAMME FOR TTD WOMEN CONCLUDES ON A SUCCESSFUL NOTE _ స్త్రీ ఆరోగ్యం తోనే సుసంపన్న సమాజం : టీటీడీ బోర్డు సభ్యులు శ్రీ పోకల అశోక్ కుమార్

WOMEN ARE THE BACKBONE FOR A HEALTHY SOCIETY-TTD BOARD MEMBER

SCREENING FOR ALL WOMEN FOLK OF TTD ON NOVEMBER 7-JEO (H & E)

TIRUPATI, 09 OCTOBER 2022: A society will be healthy and wealthy only when the woman of the family is healthy, said TTD Trust Board Member Sri Pokala Ashok Kumar.

Addressing the valedictory session of the three-day Cancer Awareness Programme for Women Employees’ of TTD organized under the aegis of Sri Venkateswara Employees’ Training Academy(SVETA) of TTD in Mahati Auditorium in Tirupati on Sunday, Sri Ashok called upon the women employees of TTD to follow healthy and hygienic food habits. “Women always think about the welfare of their family and ignore their personal health. I request all the women to spare at least an hour for themselves and do exercise or yoga and meditation or walking to keep physically and mentally fit. “The country will prosper only when the women in the families are healthy”, he asserted.

He poured in appreciation on JEO for Health and Education Smt Sada Bhargavi and her team for making the three-day event a humongous success. 

Speaking on the occasion, the JEO(H & E) said, following the instructions of TTD Chairman Sri YV Subba Reddy and EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy, this Never Before Ever After-massive awareness programme on Cancer exclusively for women employees of TTD has been designed inviting eminent doctors and speakers and the programme was inaugurated by the Cancer Survivor and Life Again Foundation Founder and film actress Smt Goutami Tadimalla. She complimented all the 1540 odd women employees’ of TTD who took part in the three-day awareness camp on Cancer. “As women are more prone to Breast, Cervical, Ovarian cancers, this three-day programme will be of great use to keep not only yourselves fit but in making the society also healthy”, she maintained. She said, as November 7 is being observed as World Cancer Day, all the women employees will be screened with the help of TATA Cancer and SVIMS Hospitals.

She said, during all three days, women employees who are posted outside the state at Vellore, Keesaragutta have also participated and especially the Class IV staff also took part in the event with great enthusiasm. She thanked all the departments, union leaders for taking the initiative in sending every woman employee to attend the programme which is beneficial for them.

Earlier Dr Sivakumar, Medical Superintendent from TATA Cancer Hospital also spoke on the occasion while in the morning session, Smt P Deepti, Nutritionist and Women Wellness Consultant, Dr Narappa Reddy, Technical Supervisor of TTD-run Sri Srinivasa Ayurveda Pharmacy also spoke on the importance of diet for cancer patients and Home-made remedies to avoid cancer respectively which enlightened the participants.

The dance ballet by the students of SV College of Music and Dance in between the morning and afternoon sessions was an added attraction.

SVETA Director Smt Prasanti, Special Grade DyEOs, DyEOs, Senior Officers from Engineering, Medical departments, HoDs, women employees, were present in the programme.