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AAPI Initiates “Awareness Campaign on Cervical

Cancer Prevention With HPV Vaccination In Children”

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Chicago, IL
anuary is #CervicalCancer
Awareness Month!,” Dr. An-
Jupama Gotimukula, President of
Association of American Physicians of
Indian Origin (AAPI) said here today.
“At AAPI, in keeping with our efforts
and initiatives to educate and cre-
ate awareness on disease prevention,
we are planning to focus on bringing
awareness of Cervical Cancer in India
during the upcoming Global Health-
care Summit (GHS) 2022 at the Hotel
Avasa in Hyderabad, India from Jan-
uary 5th to 7th, 2022.
Dr. Ravi Kolli, President-Elect
of AAPI, said, “Our theme for GHS
2022 is: ‘Prevention Better than
Cure.” Cervical Cancer is prevent-
able through Vaccination and Early
Pap smears and cervical examinations.
Justifiably so, one of our preventive
campaign goals this year is to provide cancer at an early stage, when treat-
education and prevention of Cervical ment outcomes tend to be better, and
Cancer in India.” detect precancerous abnormalities,
Dr. Udhaya Shivangi, Chair of which can then be treated to prevent
AAPI GHS 2022 said, “If vaccination them from developing into cancers.”
programs are effectively implement- Dr. Anjana Samadder, Vice Presi-
ed, approximately 90 percent of inva- dent of AAPI, said, “In addition to Cer-
sive cervical cancer cases worldwide vical cancer, GHS 2022 will also focus
could be prevented, in addition to the on: Chronic diseases which can be pre-
majority of precancerous lesions. We vented- notably diabetes, cardiovascu-
want to sponsor a minimum of 100 lar, hypertension, COPD, oncology,
free vaccines among High School chil- maternal and infant mortality, Mman-
dren during our Global Healthcare agement of neurological emergen-
Summit. We urge all AAPI members cies ENLS a certification course are
and leaders, to join us in this fight to only some of those that are going
eradicate Cervical Cancer.” to be covered during this Summit.”
Quoting research studies, Dr. While elaborating the objectives
Kusum Punjabi, Chair of AAPI BOT, of the Summit, Dr. Satheesh Kathula,
said, “Cervical cancer could be the Secretary of AAPI, says, “This inno-
first cancer EVER in the world to be vative Summit is aimed at advancing
eliminated, if: 90 % of girls are vacci- the accessibility, affordability and the
nated; 70% of women are screened; quality of world-class healthcare to
and, 90% of women with cervical the people of India. Among other ar-
disease receive treatment. GHS 2022 eas, the Summit will focus on preven-
will be a forum to educate and create tion, diagnosis, treatment options and
awareness about this deadly disease share ways to truly improve healthcare
that can be prevented.” transcending global boundaries.”
“AAPI’s this new initiative will Dr. Krishan Kumar, Treasurer
help save millions of lives in India” Dr. of AAPI said, “Through Continuing
Meher Medavaram, a key organizer Medical Education and non-CME
of GHS 2022 pointed out. “Usually seminars by experts in their fields,
cervical cancer develops slowly over AAPI will provide comprehensive
time, and another powerful preventive and current reviews and guidelines for
measure is Pap test screening, a proce- the diagnosis and treatment of various
dure during which cells are collected disease states to reduce morbidity and
from the surface of the cervix and ex- mortality and achieve cost effective
amined. The Pap test can both detect quality care outcomes.”

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