East Zone

Public Awareness - West Bengal 2025

Public Awareness Program on 8th July 2025

Even after so much advancement of in the fields like m-RNA screening , diagnostic Imaging , recent medical RX & uplift of surgical skills in Endometriosis ,none of the 2000 + girls or so nor any teacher is familiar with the name Endometriosis although few know about the ‘Cyst in the Ovary’. Yes , the place is nearly 100 km from Kolkata & a symbolic rural Indian venue was a totally neglected, unsupervised, unhygienic multistoried building with huge campus & playground- the Madhya Gurguria Govt. High School ,Maipith Rd, 24 Parg(S) at Sunderban area, WB, where in a day ( 8th July,2025) as challenged by torrential rain , long four plus four hours journey on bumpy roads with potholes & waterlogged areas and unpredictability at every step - three senior doctors , Dr Nupur Chakraborty , Dr Dhruba Roy & myself reached there on behalf of ESI for a PA program with AV presentation in a fully packed hall with girl students. Kunal Sarkar & Preyashi Ghosh – The two ‘Endo Warriors’ were exceptional in providing skilled specialized service. The students wanted to know more, more & more with intensified interaction to quench their thirst. Spontaneous participation in ‘Endo-awareness Rally’ with heartfelt greeting, gratitude & invitation as offered to us by teenaged girls proved how much they were benefited. I am satisfied in the sense that the program had fulfilled my mission so far attention, appreciation & ‘knowing the unknown areas’ by the students which they are facing or suffering every day or month. In contrast I wondered to face the gloomy reality as ,i) hyper enthusiasm to organize brainstorming conferences in city in 5-7 star venues spending crores of rupee, ii) lack of interest by next-Gen colleagues in PA programs with screening the adolescents in the truest sense, iii) reluctance by sponsors for this non-profitable areas ,iv) sporadic showcasing in metro areas in March – the Endometriosis Awareness Month , iv) escaping attitude by most of us by pushing the ball to Govt.’s court & many more.

Hope against hope is always there. All the girls of that school (including those who could not attend) complied with screening protocol of ESI. At least 2/3 of the girls had progressive dysmenorrhea & NMPP( Non Menstrual Pelvic Pain). Digital link, platform & correspondence would be provided to them very soon. Unless the major population of India who resides in remote rural areas are being made aware on this dreadful disease & manage at the earliest by striking at the root – the Peri-adolescents - the modern amenities to treat with pride Gr II- III-IV disease in a city or urban areas would have limited practical value in a developing / Low or Middle Income country . Dr Pradip Mitra

Public Awareness Program on 14th July 2025

One Awareness cum screening Program including clinical assessment with medical advice to all the 150 + girls had been done for the students of Howrah Jogesh Chandra Girls School, Howrah ,WB. Dr Ruchi Pipara & Dr Amar Roy conducted the entire program with the help of Endo-Warrior- Trisha Roy under the coordination of KMWS ( ESI – PA Coordinator). The program was extremely successful with enormous interaction. This was one pending program since March. Secretary General expresses his heartfelt thanks & gratitude to above mentioned Gynecologists who responded promptly on a single call and even being not a member of ESI they showed profound interest in this apparently neglected but most vital area ‘To fight against Endo’ in the truest sense.

Three mega eventful Awareness Program on Endometriosis along with cervical cancer screening with Colposcopy & self breast examination/ screening with health camps using a Mobile mini hospital in collaboration with KMWS, NCI & Rotary Club, Kolkata at Hooghly (Khanakul), Kalyani ( BSF Campus) & Kolkata ( Salt Lake sector V) had been done on behalf of ESI in March 2025. Dr Madhu Deb & Dr Shabana accompanied Dr Pradip Mitra. Nearly 100+ Colposcopy & Adolescent/ Adult awareness on Endo-Adeno Complex and various Gynecological Cancers were emphasized from grass root to corporate sector of our population in this special initiative.

Special thanks goes to NCI & Rotary Club to help us with their gadgets and KMWS for perfect coordination.

Endo Awareness Programme - West Bengal 2024

A)All Programs were arranged by Khardah Manan Welfare Society with active involvement of Endo-Warriors . Endo-Screening Form of ESI was filled up by all Girls.
  1. 20th March ,2024–Kalyan Nagar Vidyapith for Girls}Sodpur ,24 Parg (N) – Dr Shabana + Endo Warriors : In one school in two consecutive sessions : Class VI –IX , X-XII, Students attended 350
  2. 21st March,2024 – Deshbandhu Nagar Vidya Mandir For Girls, Sodpur Girls School -24 Parg (N) – Dr Shabana , Dr PKM + Endo Warriors – 150+ Girls + All Teachers +Guardians —- Extensive Interactive Session
  3. 22nd March,2024: – Hooghly,Mustafapur – Dr Shabana + Endo warriors : Public Awareness Session , Awareness Rally with Village women & Health Camp : 150 + patients were examined.
  4. 28th March,2024 : Bandipur Ideal Academy for Girls:24 Parg(N)Nearly 350 adolescent girls , mainly from conservative community, had attended this program which was conducted by Dr Shabana Roze Chaudhury. There was extensive interaction & the girls could follow all the important aspects of Endometriosis & other aspects of Adolescent problems. Dr P K Mitra had attended program for a short period and took part in interactions . Quite a few girls were advised for their problems . Most the girls suffer from Dysmenorrhoea , few having Progressive type +/- CPP & consulted doctors, but no hormone is being taken or USG was not done for any one although 2 girls complained of Rectal Bleeding or Hematuria with Dysuria during menses.
  5. 29th March,2024:Manashi Hall, 24 Parg (N) :Innovative Awareness Program:One innovative Awareness cum Health camp program with Adolescent Girls with theirs mothers was held in a different ambience where apart from usual program the key attraction was presentation of a Drama by Endo-Warriors & relevant dances on Endometriosis Scenario. This had enormous impact on the audience. It was attended by 134 heads. Dr Shabana had conducted the program & Dr P K Mitra talked about other areas of women’s life & answered all questions from the audience. Both the doctors examined & advised as per need of the day.
  6. 5th April,2024:Belgharia Deshapriya Vidyaniketan, 24 Parg (N) – Nearly 230 students had attended the program which was conducted by Dr Shabana under the supervision of vibrant Headmistress of the institution. Around 34 girls wanted advice for their Menstrual Pain, Rectal bleeding, Menorrhagia, Primary Amenorrhoea, CPP etc. Almost all girls of 16+ age had been reported to have progressive dysmenorrhoea & none of them consulted Gynecologist. They either skip school or take indigenous/OTC medicines only. Scenario was too gloomy.

Public Awareness - West Bengal 2024
Conducted by Dr Pradip Mitra & Dr Shabana Rose Chaudhury

On 3rd July 2024 a high profile PA cum Enso- screening program was held in Haryana Vidya Mandi, Salt Lake, Kolkata, in two sessions involving nearly 600+ adolescent girls in the form PD program as conducted by Dr Pradip Mitra & Dr Shabana Rose Chaudhury with the experts Panelists like Drs Suranjan Chakraborti, Saktirupa Chakraborty, Madhu Deb, Dhuba Roy & few others. This was preceded by the falicitation of Mr Vishnu Mittal ,Mr Vinod Goel, other Board Members, Principal & Mrs Lipika Sen Chatterjee, the secretary of concerned NGO. The Endo Warriors were the anchors & volunteers. The program ended with extensive Q & A session.Follow up of suspected Endo cases were evaluated & advised accordingly after one week. This one being the showcase of widespread Endo Awareness cum Screening Protocol of ESI which had been done regularly in urban & remote rural areas till Aug 2024.
Three other similar programs were done within this time frame by Dr Shabana in different schools of Howrah , Hooghly & 24 Parg(N & S).

  • B)28th March 2024 :Organizer : Dr Rahul K Gajbhiye at Victoria Institution,Kolkata by ICMR-NIRRCH :

    This was conducted by Mr Pramathes Das Mahapatra,President,ESI & about 100 students had attended.The educational was delivered by Mr PDM & Dr Pritha DasMahapatra to the girls of 8th-11th standard. Dr Amiya Majumdar , De Arun Majumdar & Dr Anita Majumdar had conducted the Q & A session with extensive interaction with students & lady teeachers.
  • C) ESI in Collaboration with Rotary Club,Salt Lake Metropolitan ( 29th March ,2024)

    This was held at Sister Nivedita University , New Town , Kolkata ,at the Dept. of Agricultural Science where nearly 60 ,2nd yr students had attended. Awareness cum Basic Health Checkup was done under the supervision of Dr Saktirupa Chakraborty , Dr Suranjan Chakraborti & Dr Chitra Roy who were requested to conduct similar program in future as well.

20th -21st -22nd March 2024

28th & 29 March 2024

5th April 2024

East Zone – Bihar & Jharkhand

  • Muzaffarpur: 26th January,2025: Muzaffarpur Obs and gyn. society had organised a CME on “Endometriosis and its management” under the aegesis of ESI on 26/01/25 at Hotel Grand Madhav Palace at 5:30 pm onwards. The CME was well attended.
  • Muzaffarpur:1-3 April ,2023: Dr P K Mitra was one Invited National Faculty in the state conference there at Muzaffarpur where he conducted 8 Public Awareness Programs in different schools. The Muzaffarpur Chapter of ESI was tentatively formed there which is to be carried forward by East Zone Coordinator Dr Prachi Singh. Dr Rangila Sinha initiated the PA program with her local team in form of Press Conference , Leaflet Distribution ,School Visit & interaction with local people. Dr Mitra had quite a few scientific commitments therein the conference. In the early morning of summer, the dew is crystal clear and refreshing.
  • At Gaya, Bihar-: A high level scientific conference with Public Awareness Program was held in August, 2023 where different eminent National Speakers delivered lectures on Endometriosis & Adenomyosis. Dr Pradip Mitra ,Secretary General –ESI , was very much instrumental in Public Awareness Programs in 5-6 schools apart from his scientific commitments with the active role played By East Zone Co-coordinator Dr Prachi Singh
  • At Dhanbad, Jharkhand: 16th & 17th March, 2024–A National conference organized by AOGSBJ (Association of Ob-Gy Societies of Bihar & Jharkhand) and FOGSI where ESI members from different zones were invited as National Faculty. It was a memorable conference with extensive involvement of Dr Rangila Sinha from Muzzafarpur , the senior most active member of almost all organizations of National & International Levels. Dr Pradip Mitra & Dr Bhaskar Pal delivered their respective lectures. Dr Mitra was the Judge of Free Communication & highlighted the role of ESI at National Level. Apart from his scientific commitments he inspired the local delegates & initiated to form the Dhanbad & Rachi Chapters of ESI. A model awareness program was done there in a local school.
  • Muzaffarpur : Dr Prachi Singh :– i) A very successful webinar (2nd March,2024) on Adolescent Endo – Attended by 55 participants – Done by ESI(East Zone) + MOGS +FOGSI

Assam & Meghalaya

Extensive Public Awareness programs were done by ESI under the leadership of Dr Pradip Mitra, Secretary General, ESI & BSF (North East Range) in different schools adjacent to Indo-Bangladesh Border apart from widespread Screening of Adolescent Endometriosis in those regions.
Rakshabandhan Festival was observed. Dr P K Mtra Delivered oration on Endometriosis at Indira Gandhi National Institute of Medical Sciences,Shillong.

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