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'''Bharti Kashyap''' is an Indian [[Ophthalmology|ophthalmologist]] and social worker in Jharkhand . She was honoured with [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] in 2017 and is a five-time recipient of the National IMA for the welfare of the underprivileged section of social sciences.
'''Bharti Kashyap''' (Born 15th May 1967) is an Indian ophthalmologist and great family and child welfare social worker in Jharkhand. She was honoured with [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] in 2017 by hon'ble president of India and is a five-time recipient of the National IMA for the welfare of the underprivileged section of society.

== Education and Profession ==
She specializes in Femto laser bladeless cataract and Lasik surgery. She studied MBBS, MS (Ophthalmology) from Rajendra Institute Of Medical Sciences, [[Ranchi]] [[Jharkhand]] and did Fellowship in Cornea from LV Prasad eye institute [[Hyderabad]] and medical retina training from Arvind eye hospital [[Coimbatore]].


== Personal life==
== Personal life==
Kashyap was born on May 15, 1967. She studied [[MBBS]], MS (Ophthalmology) and Fellow in [[Cornea]]. She married Birendra Prasad Kashyap who established Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital in [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://drbhartikashyap.in/dr-bharti-kashyap-the-lady-with-vision/|title=Her website - Dr Bharti Kashyap|last=|first=|date=|website=drbhartikashyap.in|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025134544/http://drbhartikashyap.in/dr-bharti-kashyap-the-lady-with-vision/ |archive-date=2020-10-25 |access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref>
Kashyap was born on May 15, 1967. She studied [[MBBS]], MS (Ophthalmology) and Fellow in [[Cornea]]. She married Birendra Prasad Kashyap who established Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital in [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://drbhartikashyap.in/dr-bharti-kashyap-the-lady-with-vision/|title=Her website - Dr Bharti Kashyap|last=|first=|date=|website=drbhartikashyap.in|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025134544/http://drbhartikashyap.in/dr-bharti-kashyap-the-lady-with-vision/ |archive-date=2020-10-25 |access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref>
Dr. Bharti Kashyap is Navigating Health Care Reform in Jharkhand From a crusader against blindness to Cervical cancer activist The extraordinary success and figures of cervical cancer eradication campaign, eye donation awareness campaign, diabetic retinopathy screening, “Jyot Se Jyot Jalao” campaign <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jharkhandstatenews.com/article/top-stories/5811/president-droupadi-murmu-meets-eye-doctors-of-jharkhand-recalls-jyot-se-jyot-jalao-campaign/|title=President Droupadi Murmu meets eye doctors of Jharkhand, recalls 'Jyot Se Jyot Jalao' campaign;|url-status=live}}</ref> and vision protection campaign being run in [[Jharkhand]] over the past three decades by Dr. Bharti Kashyap is a testament to the fact that she has carried out the campaigns with full devotion and dedication and has successfully achieved the set targets.
Bharti Kashyap is ensuring a lifetime of healthy vision in rural jharkhand: combating blindness in rural jharkhand<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/vision-of-better-eye-care-in-rural-areas-opthalmologist-couple-calls-for-govt-role-to-host-seminar-today/cid/251189/|title=Vision of better eye care in rural areas - Opthalmologist couple calls for govt role, to host seminar today;|url-status=live}}</ref>, It all began in 1995, when as a PG student at the then Rajendra Medical College and Hospital, [[Ranchi]], (Now renamed Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi),She conducted the first ever eye screening of some 10,000 children, enrolled in state run schools, at Ramgarh, 45 kms away from Ranchi. The results of the sample eye screening startled her - rampant Vitamin A deficiency and a high incidence of uncorrected refractive errors, squints, lazy eye, conjuvital genital and traumatic cataract and use of wrong eye glasses, eye infections probably gifted by some generous agency. Parents of these children, simply forced their children to drop out from schools, as a precaution, to save the little ones, from injuring themselves. to combat high school dropout rates, dr kashyap began organising free eye camps in every district of jharkhand, to address the main causes of avoidable blindness in jharkhand, bringing quality eye care at the door steps of people, who needed it most. at every camp, she distributed thousands of vitamin a tablets, provided treatment for eye infections at camp sites, and gifted eye glasses to men, women and children, to correct refraction errors, all for free. for those needing surgical interventions, she ferried all, to her base hospital- kashyap memorial eye hospital at Ranchi, for free cataract removal. Till date, Dr.Bharti Kashyap has screened the eyes of around 20 lakh school children <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/state-editions/dr-bharti-kashyap-bags-dr-jp-ganguly-memorial-award.html|title=Under Drishti Suraksha Abhiyan Naxal-affected areas of Jharkhand examined the eyes of more than 20 lakh poor children ;|url-status=live}}</ref>, enrolled in state run schools across Jharkhand in association with Jharkhand Shiksha Pariyojna. Not only school going children, the list of beneficiaries of Dr.Kashyap's numerous eye camps include primitive tribes, victims of human trafficking, newspaper hawkers, diabetics, old age home residents, slum dwellers, spastics, sportswomen and even truck drivers. Dr.Bharti Kashyap, in association with the Social Welfare Department, [[Government of Jharkhand]], has also undertaken eye screening of around 3000 sportsmen, both boys and girls, mostly from the impoverished and forgotten sections of the people. The State of [[Jharkhand]] has gifted numerous hockey players to the national men and women teams. Eye screening of sportsmen up would enable budding boys and girls to improve their performances and even have a swipe at the gold,silver and bronze medals at national and international sports events.

To break the taboo of Eye donations [[Bharti Kashyap|Dr Kashyap]] duo launched the first ever eye donation campaign in the then unified Bihar Jharkhand, to dispel hesitation regarding eye donation. Their efforts bore fruit, when on 4th January 1996, they received the first posthumous eye donation of Late Harishankar Prasad in the state. Later they got institutional membership from Eye Bank Association of India for cornea transplantation in 1996. Kashyap Memorial Eye Bank was founded in the year 2002. The Eye Bank has around 1000 Corneal Transplantation to its credit, mostly free under [[Ayushman Bharat Yojana|Ayushman Bharat]]. From Awareness programs to Walkathons and Blindfolded Marathons over the past 32 years



== Career ==
== Career ==
To lend teeth to her fight against blindness, she has trained thousands of school teachers working in government schools all over the state, in primary vision testing, detection of cataracts, Vitamin A deficiency, etc.
Kashyap worked extensively for the education of children suffering from visual impairment such as detective cataract, refractive error, etc by providing free treatment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Benevolent vision anniversary Issue - India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/anniversary-issue/story/20191230-a-benevolent-vision-1629783-2019-12-23 |access-date=2019-12-23 |website=indiatoday.in}}</ref> She began social work in 1995, after discovering the increasing incidence of blindness in [[Jharkhand]] children{{citation needed|date=October 2022}},<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/jharkhand/ranchi/news/3-children-of-the-same-family-of-khunti-are-blind-two-have-got-eyesight-130267979.html|title=3 Children of same family from khunti was Blind Issue - Dainik Bhaskar|website=Bhaskar.com|access-date=2022-09-03}}</ref> causing high dropout rates. She conducted a sample eye screening of some 10,000 children enrolled in state run schools at Ramgarh. She organised free eye camps to address the main causes of avoidable blindness.

Dr.Bharti Kashyap has also been training FB.Sc Optometry students through various Paramedical Courses affiliated to B.Sc Internship Training program and State level Councils and DNB courses in ophthalmology thereby creating a pool of trained manpower for the State of Jharkhand to reach the goal of reducing prevalence of blindness from 0.8 % to 0.3 % under the Vision 2020 programme. In the field of ophthalmology, she has pioneered use of world’s latest innovation in cataract surgery (Femto Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery), in the [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]]. Using World’s latest Femto Laser bladeless Lasik surgery, she has provided spectacle free vision<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Benevolent vision anniversary Issue - India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/anniversary-issue/story/20191230-a-benevolent-vision-1629783-2019-12-23 |access-date=2019-12-23 |website=indiatoday.in}}</ref> to the needy youth and crafted their future. She also has the maximum number of international presentations to her credit in the field of Ophthalmology from State of [[Jharkhand]].

An eminent ophthalmologist, [[Bharti Kashyap|Dr.Bharti Kashyap]], has been transcending boundaries after becoming Chairperson, Women Doctors’ Wing, IMA Jharkhand to make rural women aware of the need to take better care of themselves and educating them on personal hygiene by organising free Women Mega Health Camps, Anemia and Cervical Cancer Detection Camps throughout the length and breadth of Jharkhand are being organized by her.

At all Mega Health camps, women were educated on nutrition, anaemia, personal hygiene, safe sex etc. Women were also trained to look out for early warning signs - white foul smelling discharge repeated genital infections, irregular menstruation, post coital and post menopausal bleeding, lower abdominal and back pain etc. - all vital symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease precursor of pre cervical cancer.

In 2015, realising that much was needed to be done in very short time periods, Dr.Kashyap got in touch with Gynae oncologists from Chittaranjan Cancer Institute, Kolkata, and Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre and Max Hospital, New Delhi to impart training to all gynaecologists employed with the state health services on use of Cryo Machines and Colposcope for early detection and cure of cervical cancer.

Dr Kashyap's major contribution in the field of women empowerment and her battle against cervical cancer was in 2021, when she successfully convinced the state government to agree to a proposal of evolving an easier to implement a "Jharkhand Model", a multi pronged low cost yet effective strategy, modifying the 3rd part of WHO strategy of cervical cancer eradication, to suit Jharkhand's requirements.

[[Jharkhand]] emerges as Pioneer State in Cervical Cancer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/focus/health-and-wellness/2024/01/03/the-torchbearer-in-war-against-blindness-and-cervical-cancer-in-rural-jharkhand-nari-shakti-puraskar-awardee-dr-bharti-kashyap-becomes-a-messiah-for-women-as-a-cervical-cancer-activist.html|title=Torchbearer in war against blindness & Cervical Cancer in Jharkhand - The Week|website=theweek.in|access-date=2024-01-03}}</ref> Eradication Campaign through Jharkhand Model.
As the fight against world’s second deadliest form of cancer continues across the nation, Jharkhand has emerged as a pioneer State in the cervical cancer eradication campaign in India. The fact was validated in a review meeting of Health Dept., Government of Jharkhand and Women Doctors’ Wing Indian Medical Association Jharkhand chaired by Additional Chief Secretary of State Health department, where it was revealed that a total of 2,90,871 women in the symptomatic, reproductive and high risk categories throughout the state, have been screened for cervical cancer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/jamshedpur-big-campaign-to-tackle-cervical-cancer-in-jharkhand-dr-bharti-kashyap-president-of-ima-women-oneing-said-a-big-thing-22817376.html|title=President Of IMA Women - Dainik Jagran News|website=jagran.com|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>, in 2 years and 8 months, against a target of 2,70, 684 between April 2021 and November 2023.

== Achievements ==
* Empowering Women Of Jharkhand : Since 2015, Dr Kashyap has been empowering rural women, by organising Women Health Camps throughout Jharkhand, educating them on anaemia, genital hygiene, signs and symptoms, risk factors of cervical cancer stressing on the need to take better care of themselves.
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* Making a large network of trained Gynaecologists across Jharkhand: Gynae oncologists from Chittaranjan Cancer Institute, Kolkata, and Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre and Max Hospital, New Delhi are continuously being invited to Jharkhand for imparting training to all gynaecologists employed with the state health services on use of Cryo Machines and Digital Video Colposcope for early detection and cure of cervical cancer.
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* Spearheading Cervical Cancer Eradication : Dr Kashyap, in association with the state health department, has been spearheading Jharkhand’s battle against Cervical Cancer, by organising free Cervical Cancer Detection and pre cancer colposcopy guided cryo treatment Camps throughout Jharkhand and in the state run Sadar Hospitals. Oncogynaecologists from metro cities are also roped in to train government gynaecologists across Jharkhand to lend more teeth to the cervical cancer eradication campaigns. She is strengthening in infrastructure for cervical cancer eradication due to her efforts 14 big government hospitals across Jharkhand are equipped with digital colposcope and Cryo set.
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* To speed up cervical cancer screening of women in the reproductive age group, Dr.Kashyap , in her personal capacity, donated a Digital Video Colposcope with computer and Cryo set to Sadar Hospital at Ranchi. Due to her efforts 14 big government hospitals across Jharkhand have been equipped with digital colposcope and Cryo set.
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* Jharkhand Model for Cervical cancer erradication : Dr Kashyap has facilitated evolving the first ever “Jharkhand Model” and state government accepted her suggestions in 2021 for making compulsory screening of 6 percent women in reproductive age with suggestive symptoms or high risk category for cervical cancer turning up at State hospitals. A total 2,90,871 of reproductive age group women in the symptomatic, and high risk categories throughout the state, have been screened for cervical cancer, the second largest killer of women worldwide, between April 2021 and November 2023, against a target of 2,70,684.

== The Jharkhand Model ==

While the first two parts of [[WHO]] 90-70-90 cervical cancer elimination strategy 2030 insisted on a 90 percent vaccination coverage of all young girls till age of 19 in the reproductive age group, and screening of 70% women of reproductive age group by hi tech technology, the Jharkhand Model was developed on the basis of the third part of [[WHO]] 90-70-90 strategy which suggests that 90% reproductive age group women suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease should be diagnosed and treated for eradication of cervical cancer. After multiple webinars of NHM and Women Doctors Wing, IMA, Jharkhand, attended by noted Gynae Oncologists of India the fact came out that 6% women of reproductive age group suffer from pelvic inflammatory diseases and if we screen this targeted group of reproductive age group women, we will be able to screen 100% women suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease, the revelation turned out to be the base of the Jharkhand model.

A low cost Jharkhand module was prepared for mandatory screening of 6 percent women of the reproductive age group in the high risk category for cervical cancer and those suffering from symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease with the help of Sahiya network. Dr Kashyap’s war against cervical cancer got a major push after the State Government accepted her recommendations of a “Jharkhand Model” in to, directed holding of screening camps in all districts and even went a step further to fixed cervical cancer camps twice monthly and annual screening targets for all districts across [[Jharkhand]] in 2021.

The Jharkhand Model further suggested that all women turning up at State run government hospitals for three months post delivery check ups along with their accompanying female relatives be also screened for cervical cancer, to achieve the desired goal of a cervical cancer free Jharkhand, within a fixed time frame. By this 100% women of reproductive age group suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease can be screened.

A review meeting of the State Health, medical education and family welfare department and Women Doctors’ Wing IMA Jharkhand held in November 2023, that was chaired by Arun Kumar Singh, additional chief secretary, health, Govt. of Jharkhand revealed that a total of 2,90,187 reproductive age group women in the symptomatic, and high risk categories throughout the state, have been screened for cervical cancer, the second largest killer of women worldwide, between April 2021 and November 2023, against a target of 2,70,684. While praising Women Doctors Wing, IMA, Jharkhand led by Dr.Bharti Kasshyap, for commendable work in the field of cervical cancer screening in Jharkhand, the Additional Chief Secretary cum Health Secretary directed that Women Doctors Wing be made an official partner of the National Health Mission in cervical cancer eradication programme.

The Jharkhand Model carved by Dr.Bharti Kashyap is evolving as the gold standard in Cervical Cancer eradication. As a result of Dr.Kashyap’s initiatives, Jharkhand, today, is fast on its way to becoming the first cervical cancer free state in the country.

== Recognition ==

Dr.Bharti Kashyap has been conferred with national awards like Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/jharkhand-doctor-gets-nari-shakti-award-from-president-118030801139_1.html|title=Jharkhand doctor gets Nari Shakti award from President|access-date=2018-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.suryaa.com/35456-jharkhand-doctor-gets-nari-shakti-award-from-president.html|title=Jharkhand doctor gets Nari Shakti award from President|access-date=2018-03-08}}</ref> for women empowerment by Hon’ble President of India, Gold Medal from Bombay Ophthalmic Association in year 2023 for exemplary work in the field of ophthalmology, Excellence Award by National IMA 2022 on National Doctor's Day, Dr Kanak Goel Award by National IMA for Safe Motherhood Project, Dr A. K. N. Sinha IMA Rashtriya Samman, 2023, Dr Jyoti Prasad Ganguly Memorial Award 2021 by National IMA for Cervical cancer eradication campaign, Eye donation campaign and Vision for Jharkhand Campaign. IIRSI Gold Medal 2019 for excellence in Cataract Refractive Surgery, Women Empowerment Award 2018 by National Women Doctors’ Wing IMA, Best Community Ophthalmology Award 2017 by Women Ophthalmologists Society of India. Doctor of the Year Award by the National Indian Medical Association on National Doctor’s Day 2017 for exemplary community services, Association of Community Ophthalmologist of India Award for successful implementation of Indian National Programme for Control of Blindness in 2015, Med Achiever Award 2014 by National IMA for founding NABH Accredited Eye Super Speciality Hospital, Leadership development Award by All India Ophthalmic Society in 2008 and Best Cataract Surgery Camp Award 2007 by All India Milli Council.

She was one of the 6 women invited by Hon’ble Narendra Modi at Chai pe Charcha, organized to focus on women empowerment on international women’s day 2014.

She has been conferred with many International Awards. Amongst those awards are The British Excellence Award 2018, Recognition Award by American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery foundation 2017 and Recognition Awards by Service Beyond Borders, USA, for extraordinary contribution towards women empowerment amongst primitive tribal and underprivileged women in Jharkhand for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Her State level awards include Award by State IMA Jharkhand in 2018 for Excellence in Medical Services, Women Empowerment Award 2018 by Women Doctors’ Wing IMA Jharkhand, Award by IPS Officers’ Wives Association, Jharkhand in 2017 for Admirable contribution to the Society, Start up India Award, 2016, felicitation for exemplary work in Cervical Cancer and Anemia Prevention Campaign, 2016, Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board award, 2014, Women Achiever Award, 2014, Best Doctor Award, 2012, Pratibha Samman, 2012, Jharkhand Ratna Award,2010, Successful Women Entrepreneurship Award, 2009, IMA Award, 2009, D.K. Bose Gold Medal, 2002 and Dukhan Ram Oration Award, 1996.

== Impact Of Work Done ==

* Health secretary has proposed WDW IMA<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lagatar24.com/dr-bharti-kashyap-becomes-ima-women-doctors-wing-national-co-chairperson/85674/|title=Dr. Bharti KAshyap Became Chairperson Of Doctors Wing |website=lagatar24.com|access-date=2022-03-06}}</ref> Jharkhand led by Dr Bharti Kashyap an official partner of NHM, Jharkhand: Jharkhand on way to evolve as the first Cervical Cancer free state in the country with the Jharkhand Model created by WDW IMA Jharkhand led by her Following up on Dr Kashyap's recommendations of a JHARKHAND MODEL in 2021 the State Health Department, for the first time in history, has launched an intensive cervical cancer screening programme all over the state by fixing annual screening targets for all state run Sadar hospitals across Jharkhand.

As per the Jharkhand Model prepared in 2021 by Women Doctors Wing IMA Jharkhand and Health Department, Government of Jharkhand, the target of screening of 6% reproductive age group women suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease was 2,70,684 and a total of 2,90,187 reproductive age group women in the symptomatic, and high risk categories throughout the state, have been screened for cervical cancer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jharkhandstatenews.com/article/musings-on-life/64/cm-honours-dr-bharti-kashyap/|title=CM honours Dr Bharti Kashyap - Jharkhand State News|website=jharkhandstatenews.com|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>, the second largest killer of women worldwide, between April 2021 and October 2023, against a target of 2,70,684.

*Saved thousands of women from Cervical Cancer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/jamshedpur-big-campaign-to-tackle-cervical-cancer-in-jharkhand-dr-bharti-kashyap-president-of-ima-women-oneing-said-a-big-thing-22817376.html|title=President Of IMA Women - Dainik Jagran News|website=jagran.com|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>:

Mega Women Health Camps for Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening and Anaemia Detection that have been organised across the rural areas of Jharkhand since 2015, focusing on screening, treatment of pelvic inflammatory diseases, and Digital Video Colposcope guided VIA screening and Cryo treatment of cervical pre cancer at camp sites, by reputed gynae oncologists from all over the country, ensured quality healthcare facilities to the needy, at their door steps, helping save thousands of lives of women.

As a result of Dr.Kashyap's relentless campaign against cervical cancer, 14 government hospitals across Jharkhand have now been equipped with digital colposcope and Cryo set for detection and cure of cervical cancer. She has equipped the largest Sadar Hospital of Jharkhand that is the Ranchi Sadar Hospital with Digital Video Colposcope and Cryo set by her own finances.

*Spreading hope in people and society:

The most noticeable impact of Dr.Kashyap's relentless campaign against blindness in rural Jharkhand has been that thousands of children, who had earlier dropped out of schools as a results of their untreated eye ailments, rejoined their schools, after being provided free eye care treatment including free power glasses and surgeries for cataract removal,by Dr.Kashyap. She has screened 20 lakhs school going children with the help of Jharkhand Shiksha Pariyojna.

Add to this, thousands of men and women in rural areas, primitive tribes, victims of human trafficking, newspaper hawkers, diabetics, old age home residents, slum dwellers, spastics, sports men and women and even truck drivers, who were provided with quality eye care, have found gainful occupations for themselves.
Dr.Kashyap and her initiatives have helped create happy households across Jharkhand.

*Breaking taboos around eye donation: Igniting that 'spark', motivating people to overcome apprehensions and donate the eyes of their deceased loved ones, over the past 32 years, Dr.Kashyap has not only helped grieving families to work their way out of grief but have helped donors join hands with hitherto. For breaking religious and social taboos surrounding Eye Donation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/jharkhand/ranchi/news/3-children-of-the-same-family-of-khunti-are-blind-two-have-got-eyesight-130267979.html|title=3 Children of same family from khunti was Blind Issue - Dainik Bhaskar|website=Bhaskar.com|access-date=2022-09-03}}</ref>, a group of likeminded people committed to promote Eye Donation Awareness<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/ranchi/jharkhand-mein-run-for-vision-blindfold-run-in-ranchi-mtj|title=Run for Vision Blindfold run in Ranchi|website=prabhatkhabar.com|access-date=2023-09-15}}</ref> was found on 4th June 2004 by her and was named Eye Donation Awareness Club (EyeDAC).

EyeDAC organises various awareness programmes from walkathons to Blindfolded Marathons since 2005. The continued eye donation awareness programs and yearly Run for Vision, Blindfolded Marathons encouraged people and families to pledge their eyes and even donate the eyes of their deceased family members. It has turned the onetime small campaign into a mass movement.

Encouraged by the efforts of the society, many Past Hon’ble Governors of Jharkhand, [[Droupadi Murmu|Smt. Droupadi Murmu]], [[Ramesh Bais|Shri Ramesh Bais]], [[Ved Marwah|Shri Ved Marvah]], [[M. O. H. Farook|Shri M. O. H. Farook]], Shri Syed Ahmed, many Chief Ministers of Jharkhand, Hon’ble [[Babulal Marandi|Shri Babulal Marandi]], [[Arjun Munda|Shri Arjun Munda]], [[Shibu Soren|Shri Shibu Soren]], [[Hemant Soren|Shri Hemant Soren]] and many Health Ministers of Jharkhand, Shri Bhanu Pratap Shahi, Shri Ramchandra Chandravanshi, Shri Banna Gupta have not only participated in our Eye Donation Awareness Programs but also pleadged for eye donation. This has brought a massive positive response towards eye donation.

The impact is around 1000 [[Corneal transplantation|Corneal Transplantations]] till now and this is the most active Eye Bank of [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]].

== International Exposure ==
Dr. [[Bharti Kashyap]] Has maximum number of international presentations to her credit in the field of Ophthalmology from State of Jharkhand.

[[American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery]] [[San Diego]] 2019, Washington DC 2018 and Los Angeles, California 2017. European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Paris 2019, Vienna 2018, Lisbon 2017, Copenhagen 2016, Barcelona 2015.

American Academy of Ophthalmology Chicago, IL 2016. Asia Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Bali and Taipei 2016. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology ARVO, [[United States|USA]] 2013 and 2012.
Has played role in strengthening knowledge of ophthalmologists of Jharkhand by organizing workshops on Cornea, OT Design and Protocol, Tips and Tricks in Femto laser cataract and Lasik surgery, Vitreo Retinal surgery and Glaucoma and Retinopathy of Prematurity 2007 to 2019.


As chairperson scientific committee Jharkhand ophthalmological society, she is continuously strengthening the knowledge of Jharkhand based ophthalmologists by organising teaching webinars and ophthalmic conferences.
She completed eye screening of more than 20 lakh children enrolled in state run schools of the state. She expanded to target underprivileged people, primitive tribes, victims of human trafficking, newspaper hawkers, diabetics, old age home residents, slum dwellers, and mentally disturbed people, to sportswomen and truck drivers. Free eye camps were organised in every block and district of Jharkhand with Kashyap Memorial Eye Bank, the charitable trust that she founded. The most noticeable impact was the return of children to school after receiving free eye glasses and free phaco cataract surgery at charitable wing- Kashyap Memorial Eye Bank.


In 2015, as Chairperson, Women Doctors’ Wing Indian Medical Association, she launched the first major offensive in Jharkhand against [[cervical cancer]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/focus/health-and-wellness/2024/01/03/the-torchbearer-in-war-against-blindness-and-cervical-cancer-in-rural-jharkhand-nari-shakti-puraskar-awardee-dr-bharti-kashyap-becomes-a-messiah-for-women-as-a-cervical-cancer-activist.html|title=Torchbearer in war against blindness & Cervical Cancer in Jharkhand - The Week|website=theweek.in|access-date=2024-01-03}}</ref>, the number one killer of women, by organising a series of Mega Women Health Camps focussing on Cervical Cancer Detection and Colposcopy Guided Cryo Treatment at the camp site throughout rural Jharkhand and in State run Sadar Hospitals. Joining hands with the state health department, she helped rope in onco-gynaecologists from Kolkata and New Delhi to provide training to gynaecologists working with state health services on early detection and treatment of cervical precancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/jamshedpur-big-campaign-to-tackle-cervical-cancer-in-jharkhand-dr-bharti-kashyap-president-of-ima-women-oneing-said-a-big-thing-22817376.html|title=President Of IMA Women - Dainik Jagran News|website=jagran.com|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>
[[File:Maneka Sanjay Gandhi addressing at the presentation of the Nari Shakti Puruskar for the year 2017, on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi.jpg|thumb|left|Maneka Sanjay Gandhi talking at the presentation of the Nari Shakti Puruskar for 2017 (in 2018) - Kashyap is to the left]]
Her efforts, the first in Jharkhand, brought quality health care to women in rural areas, saving thousands from cervical cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jharkhandstatenews.com/article/musings-on-life/64/cm-honours-dr-bharti-kashyap/|title=CM honours Dr Bharti Kashyap - Jharkhand State News|website=jharkhandstatenews.com|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>
Over the past three decades, Dr Bharti Kashyap, MBBS, MS (Eye, Fellow Cornea, LVPEI) and Fellow in Cornea, has been a change agent- combating blindness in rural Jharkhand, preventing students from dropping out from schools, empowering women to take better control of their lives, to spearheading Jharkhand's campaign against cervical cancer, the big One killer of women, worldwide.
It all began in 1995, when she conducted the first ever eye screening of some 10,000 children, enrolled in state run schools,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/ranchi/jharkhand-mein-run-for-vision-blindfold-run-in-ranchi-mtj|title=Run for Vision Blindfold run in Ranchi|website=prabhatkhabar.com|access-date=2023-09-15}}</ref> at Ramgarh, 45 kms away from Ranchi. The results of the sample eye screening startled her - rampant Vitamin A deficiency and a high incidence of squints, lazy eye, uncorrected refractive errors and use of wrong eye glasses, probably gifted by some generous agency. There was a very big number of school drop outs due to uncorrected refractive error and childhood cataract.
To combat high school dropout rates, Dr Bharti Kashyap began organising free eye camps in every district of Jharkhand, bringing quality eye care to the door steps of people. Till now she has screened 20 lakhs poor<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-doctor-bharti-kashyap-is-a-boon-for-poor-people-she-is-taking-care-of-eyes-of-lakhs-of-people-now-waging-a-battle-against-cervical-cancer-23602920.html|title=Ranchi Doctor Dr. Bharti Kashyap Boon For Poor - Dainik Jagran|website=jagran.com|access-date=2023-12-12}}</ref> government school going children and given free eye glasses to needy ones. For those needing surgical interventions, she ferried all, to her base hospital- Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital at Ranchi, for free cataract removal by very advanced surgical technique, safest anesthesia and premium IOL implantation.
Not only school going children, the list of beneficiaries of Dr Kashyap's numerous eye camps include primitive tribes, victims of human trafficking, newspaper hawkers, diabetics, old age home residents, slum dwellers, spastics, sportswomen and even truck drivers.
The most noticeable impact has been that thousands of children who had earlier dropped out of schools, rejoined their schools, after being provided free eye care treatment including surgeries by Dr Kashyap. With their vision now fully restored, thousands of adult - men and women in rural areas are also now back to work, finding gainful occupations for themselves. To lend teeth to her fight against blindness, she has trained thousands of school teachers working in government schools all over the state, in primary eye disease and vision testing.
Because of her continued efforts the first post humous eye donation happened in the unified state of Bihar and Jharkhand . She had to her credit the first cornea transplantation of state in 1996.
In 2014, after being elected Chairperson, Women Doctors’ Wing, Indian Medical Association,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lagatar24.com/dr-bharti-kashyap-becomes-ima-women-doctors-wing-national-co-chairperson/85674/|title=Dr. Bharti KAshyap Became Chairperson Of Doctors Wing |website=lagatar24.com|access-date=2022-03-06}}</ref> Jharkhand, Dr Bharti Kashyap Kashyap galvanised fellow women doctors to launch the first ever major offensive, against Cervical Cancer, the big killer of women, worldwide. Dr Kashyap led the Women Doctors Wing to organise series of Mega Women Health Camps, throughout the rural areas and in government run Sadar Hospitals and community health centers of Jharkhand focusing on Cervical Cancer detection and medical and colposcopy guided cryo treatment as per the need, at the camp sites. India’s top most Gynae-Oncologists were roped in by her, to help at these camps and to train government sector gynaecologists.
At all Mega Health camps, women were educated to look out for early warning signs of pelvic inflammatory disease and cervical pre cancer.
In 2015, realising that much was needed to be done in very short time periods, Dr Kashyap got in touch with top Gynae-Oncologists of India to impart training to all government sector Gynaecologists on use of Cryo Machines and Colposcope for early detection and cure of cervical pre cancer.
Due to Dr Bhart’s relentless campaign against cervical cancer, 14 government hospitals across Jharkhand have now been equipped with digital colposcope and Cryo set for detection and cure of pelvic inflammatory disease and cervical pre cancer.
Dr Bharti Kashyap's major contribution in the field of women empowerment and her battle against cervical cancer was in 2021, when she successfully convinced the state government to agree to her proposal of evolving an easier to implement a "Jharkhand Model", a multi pronged low cost yet effective strategy, modifying the 3rd part of WHO 2030 strategy of cervical cancer elimination, to suit Jharkhand's requirements.
Dr Bharti Kashyap's "Jharkhand Model" suggested screening of at least 6 percent women in the reproductive age group, having symptoms of pelvic inflammation which included screening of women three months post delivery and accompanying female relatives, turning up at government hospitals for check ups.
The screening target fixed was 2 lakh 70 thousand women of reproductive age group suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease.
From April 2021 till August 2023, in Jharkhand, for the first time, 2,63,672 women of reproductive age group were screened suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease and high risk category for cervical cancer.
The Jharkhand Model made by Dr Bharti Kashyap is evolving as the gold standard in Cervical Cancer eradication.


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Bharti Kashyap
BornMay 15, 1967
NationalityIndian
Occupationophthalmologist
SpouseBirendra Prasad Kashyap

Bharti Kashyap (Born 15th May 1967) is an Indian ophthalmologist and great family and child welfare social worker in Jharkhand. She was honoured with Nari Shakti Puraskar in 2017 by hon'ble president of India and is a five-time recipient of the National IMA for the welfare of the underprivileged section of society.

Education and Profession

She specializes in Femto laser bladeless cataract and Lasik surgery. She studied MBBS, MS (Ophthalmology) from Rajendra Institute Of Medical Sciences, Ranchi Jharkhand and did Fellowship in Cornea from LV Prasad eye institute Hyderabad and medical retina training from Arvind eye hospital Coimbatore.

Personal life

Kashyap was born on May 15, 1967. She studied MBBS, MS (Ophthalmology) and Fellow in Cornea. She married Birendra Prasad Kashyap who established Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital in Ranchi, Jharkhand.[1] Dr. Bharti Kashyap is Navigating Health Care Reform in Jharkhand From a crusader against blindness to Cervical cancer activist The extraordinary success and figures of cervical cancer eradication campaign, eye donation awareness campaign, diabetic retinopathy screening, “Jyot Se Jyot Jalao” campaign [2] and vision protection campaign being run in Jharkhand over the past three decades by Dr. Bharti Kashyap is a testament to the fact that she has carried out the campaigns with full devotion and dedication and has successfully achieved the set targets. Bharti Kashyap is ensuring a lifetime of healthy vision in rural jharkhand: combating blindness in rural jharkhand[3], It all began in 1995, when as a PG student at the then Rajendra Medical College and Hospital, Ranchi, (Now renamed Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi),She conducted the first ever eye screening of some 10,000 children, enrolled in state run schools, at Ramgarh, 45 kms away from Ranchi. The results of the sample eye screening startled her - rampant Vitamin A deficiency and a high incidence of uncorrected refractive errors, squints, lazy eye, conjuvital genital and traumatic cataract and use of wrong eye glasses, eye infections probably gifted by some generous agency. Parents of these children, simply forced their children to drop out from schools, as a precaution, to save the little ones, from injuring themselves. to combat high school dropout rates, dr kashyap began organising free eye camps in every district of jharkhand, to address the main causes of avoidable blindness in jharkhand, bringing quality eye care at the door steps of people, who needed it most. at every camp, she distributed thousands of vitamin a tablets, provided treatment for eye infections at camp sites, and gifted eye glasses to men, women and children, to correct refraction errors, all for free. for those needing surgical interventions, she ferried all, to her base hospital- kashyap memorial eye hospital at Ranchi, for free cataract removal. Till date, Dr.Bharti Kashyap has screened the eyes of around 20 lakh school children [4], enrolled in state run schools across Jharkhand in association with Jharkhand Shiksha Pariyojna. Not only school going children, the list of beneficiaries of Dr.Kashyap's numerous eye camps include primitive tribes, victims of human trafficking, newspaper hawkers, diabetics, old age home residents, slum dwellers, spastics, sportswomen and even truck drivers. Dr.Bharti Kashyap, in association with the Social Welfare Department, Government of Jharkhand, has also undertaken eye screening of around 3000 sportsmen, both boys and girls, mostly from the impoverished and forgotten sections of the people. The State of Jharkhand has gifted numerous hockey players to the national men and women teams. Eye screening of sportsmen up would enable budding boys and girls to improve their performances and even have a swipe at the gold,silver and bronze medals at national and international sports events.

To break the taboo of Eye donations Dr Kashyap duo launched the first ever eye donation campaign in the then unified Bihar Jharkhand, to dispel hesitation regarding eye donation. Their efforts bore fruit, when on 4th January 1996, they received the first posthumous eye donation of Late Harishankar Prasad in the state. Later they got institutional membership from Eye Bank Association of India for cornea transplantation in 1996. Kashyap Memorial Eye Bank was founded in the year 2002. The Eye Bank has around 1000 Corneal Transplantation to its credit, mostly free under Ayushman Bharat. From Awareness programs to Walkathons and Blindfolded Marathons over the past 32 years


Career

To lend teeth to her fight against blindness, she has trained thousands of school teachers working in government schools all over the state, in primary vision testing, detection of cataracts, Vitamin A deficiency, etc.

Dr.Bharti Kashyap has also been training FB.Sc Optometry students through various Paramedical Courses affiliated to B.Sc Internship Training program and State level Councils and DNB courses in ophthalmology thereby creating a pool of trained manpower for the State of Jharkhand to reach the goal of reducing prevalence of blindness from 0.8 % to 0.3 % under the Vision 2020 programme. In the field of ophthalmology, she has pioneered use of world’s latest innovation in cataract surgery (Femto Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery), in the Bihar and Jharkhand. Using World’s latest Femto Laser bladeless Lasik surgery, she has provided spectacle free vision[5] to the needy youth and crafted their future. She also has the maximum number of international presentations to her credit in the field of Ophthalmology from State of Jharkhand.

An eminent ophthalmologist, Dr.Bharti Kashyap, has been transcending boundaries after becoming Chairperson, Women Doctors’ Wing, IMA Jharkhand to make rural women aware of the need to take better care of themselves and educating them on personal hygiene by organising free Women Mega Health Camps, Anemia and Cervical Cancer Detection Camps throughout the length and breadth of Jharkhand are being organized by her.

At all Mega Health camps, women were educated on nutrition, anaemia, personal hygiene, safe sex etc. Women were also trained to look out for early warning signs - white foul smelling discharge repeated genital infections, irregular menstruation, post coital and post menopausal bleeding, lower abdominal and back pain etc. - all vital symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease precursor of pre cervical cancer.

In 2015, realising that much was needed to be done in very short time periods, Dr.Kashyap got in touch with Gynae oncologists from Chittaranjan Cancer Institute, Kolkata, and Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre and Max Hospital, New Delhi to impart training to all gynaecologists employed with the state health services on use of Cryo Machines and Colposcope for early detection and cure of cervical cancer.

Dr Kashyap's major contribution in the field of women empowerment and her battle against cervical cancer was in 2021, when she successfully convinced the state government to agree to a proposal of evolving an easier to implement a "Jharkhand Model", a multi pronged low cost yet effective strategy, modifying the 3rd part of WHO strategy of cervical cancer eradication, to suit Jharkhand's requirements.

Jharkhand emerges as Pioneer State in Cervical Cancer[6] Eradication Campaign through Jharkhand Model. As the fight against world’s second deadliest form of cancer continues across the nation, Jharkhand has emerged as a pioneer State in the cervical cancer eradication campaign in India. The fact was validated in a review meeting of Health Dept., Government of Jharkhand and Women Doctors’ Wing Indian Medical Association Jharkhand chaired by Additional Chief Secretary of State Health department, where it was revealed that a total of 2,90,871 women in the symptomatic, reproductive and high risk categories throughout the state, have been screened for cervical cancer[7], in 2 years and 8 months, against a target of 2,70, 684 between April 2021 and November 2023.

Achievements

  • Empowering Women Of Jharkhand : Since 2015, Dr Kashyap has been empowering rural women, by organising Women Health Camps throughout Jharkhand, educating them on anaemia, genital hygiene, signs and symptoms, risk factors of cervical cancer stressing on the need to take better care of themselves.
  • Making a large network of trained Gynaecologists across Jharkhand: Gynae oncologists from Chittaranjan Cancer Institute, Kolkata, and Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre and Max Hospital, New Delhi are continuously being invited to Jharkhand for imparting training to all gynaecologists employed with the state health services on use of Cryo Machines and Digital Video Colposcope for early detection and cure of cervical cancer.
  • Spearheading Cervical Cancer Eradication : Dr Kashyap, in association with the state health department, has been spearheading Jharkhand’s battle against Cervical Cancer, by organising free Cervical Cancer Detection and pre cancer colposcopy guided cryo treatment Camps throughout Jharkhand and in the state run Sadar Hospitals. Oncogynaecologists from metro cities are also roped in to train government gynaecologists across Jharkhand to lend more teeth to the cervical cancer eradication campaigns. She is strengthening in infrastructure for cervical cancer eradication due to her efforts 14 big government hospitals across Jharkhand are equipped with digital colposcope and Cryo set.
  • To speed up cervical cancer screening of women in the reproductive age group, Dr.Kashyap , in her personal capacity, donated a Digital Video Colposcope with computer and Cryo set to Sadar Hospital at Ranchi. Due to her efforts 14 big government hospitals across Jharkhand have been equipped with digital colposcope and Cryo set.
  • Jharkhand Model for Cervical cancer erradication : Dr Kashyap has facilitated evolving the first ever “Jharkhand Model” and state government accepted her suggestions in 2021 for making compulsory screening of 6 percent women in reproductive age with suggestive symptoms or high risk category for cervical cancer turning up at State hospitals. A total 2,90,871 of reproductive age group women in the symptomatic, and high risk categories throughout the state, have been screened for cervical cancer, the second largest killer of women worldwide, between April 2021 and November 2023, against a target of 2,70,684.

The Jharkhand Model

While the first two parts of WHO 90-70-90 cervical cancer elimination strategy 2030 insisted on a 90 percent vaccination coverage of all young girls till age of 19 in the reproductive age group, and screening of 70% women of reproductive age group by hi tech technology, the Jharkhand Model was developed on the basis of the third part of WHO 90-70-90 strategy which suggests that 90% reproductive age group women suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease should be diagnosed and treated for eradication of cervical cancer. After multiple webinars of NHM and Women Doctors Wing, IMA, Jharkhand, attended by noted Gynae Oncologists of India the fact came out that 6% women of reproductive age group suffer from pelvic inflammatory diseases and if we screen this targeted group of reproductive age group women, we will be able to screen 100% women suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease, the revelation turned out to be the base of the Jharkhand model.

A low cost Jharkhand module was prepared for mandatory screening of 6 percent women of the reproductive age group in the high risk category for cervical cancer and those suffering from symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease with the help of Sahiya network. Dr Kashyap’s war against cervical cancer got a major push after the State Government accepted her recommendations of a “Jharkhand Model” in to, directed holding of screening camps in all districts and even went a step further to fixed cervical cancer camps twice monthly and annual screening targets for all districts across Jharkhand in 2021.

The Jharkhand Model further suggested that all women turning up at State run government hospitals for three months post delivery check ups along with their accompanying female relatives be also screened for cervical cancer, to achieve the desired goal of a cervical cancer free Jharkhand, within a fixed time frame. By this 100% women of reproductive age group suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease can be screened.

A review meeting of the State Health, medical education and family welfare department and Women Doctors’ Wing IMA Jharkhand held in November 2023, that was chaired by Arun Kumar Singh, additional chief secretary, health, Govt. of Jharkhand revealed that a total of 2,90,187 reproductive age group women in the symptomatic, and high risk categories throughout the state, have been screened for cervical cancer, the second largest killer of women worldwide, between April 2021 and November 2023, against a target of 2,70,684. While praising Women Doctors Wing, IMA, Jharkhand led by Dr.Bharti Kasshyap, for commendable work in the field of cervical cancer screening in Jharkhand, the Additional Chief Secretary cum Health Secretary directed that Women Doctors Wing be made an official partner of the National Health Mission in cervical cancer eradication programme.

The Jharkhand Model carved by Dr.Bharti Kashyap is evolving as the gold standard in Cervical Cancer eradication. As a result of Dr.Kashyap’s initiatives, Jharkhand, today, is fast on its way to becoming the first cervical cancer free state in the country.

Recognition

Dr.Bharti Kashyap has been conferred with national awards like Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017[8][9] for women empowerment by Hon’ble President of India, Gold Medal from Bombay Ophthalmic Association in year 2023 for exemplary work in the field of ophthalmology, Excellence Award by National IMA 2022 on National Doctor's Day, Dr Kanak Goel Award by National IMA for Safe Motherhood Project, Dr A. K. N. Sinha IMA Rashtriya Samman, 2023, Dr Jyoti Prasad Ganguly Memorial Award 2021 by National IMA for Cervical cancer eradication campaign, Eye donation campaign and Vision for Jharkhand Campaign. IIRSI Gold Medal 2019 for excellence in Cataract Refractive Surgery, Women Empowerment Award 2018 by National Women Doctors’ Wing IMA, Best Community Ophthalmology Award 2017 by Women Ophthalmologists Society of India. Doctor of the Year Award by the National Indian Medical Association on National Doctor’s Day 2017 for exemplary community services, Association of Community Ophthalmologist of India Award for successful implementation of Indian National Programme for Control of Blindness in 2015, Med Achiever Award 2014 by National IMA for founding NABH Accredited Eye Super Speciality Hospital, Leadership development Award by All India Ophthalmic Society in 2008 and Best Cataract Surgery Camp Award 2007 by All India Milli Council.

She was one of the 6 women invited by Hon’ble Narendra Modi at Chai pe Charcha, organized to focus on women empowerment on international women’s day 2014.

She has been conferred with many International Awards. Amongst those awards are The British Excellence Award 2018, Recognition Award by American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery foundation 2017 and Recognition Awards by Service Beyond Borders, USA, for extraordinary contribution towards women empowerment amongst primitive tribal and underprivileged women in Jharkhand for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Her State level awards include Award by State IMA Jharkhand in 2018 for Excellence in Medical Services, Women Empowerment Award 2018 by Women Doctors’ Wing IMA Jharkhand, Award by IPS Officers’ Wives Association, Jharkhand in 2017 for Admirable contribution to the Society, Start up India Award, 2016, felicitation for exemplary work in Cervical Cancer and Anemia Prevention Campaign, 2016, Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board award, 2014, Women Achiever Award, 2014, Best Doctor Award, 2012, Pratibha Samman, 2012, Jharkhand Ratna Award,2010, Successful Women Entrepreneurship Award, 2009, IMA Award, 2009, D.K. Bose Gold Medal, 2002 and Dukhan Ram Oration Award, 1996.

Impact Of Work Done

  • Health secretary has proposed WDW IMA[10] Jharkhand led by Dr Bharti Kashyap an official partner of NHM, Jharkhand: Jharkhand on way to evolve as the first Cervical Cancer free state in the country with the Jharkhand Model created by WDW IMA Jharkhand led by her Following up on Dr Kashyap's recommendations of a JHARKHAND MODEL in 2021 the State Health Department, for the first time in history, has launched an intensive cervical cancer screening programme all over the state by fixing annual screening targets for all state run Sadar hospitals across Jharkhand.

As per the Jharkhand Model prepared in 2021 by Women Doctors Wing IMA Jharkhand and Health Department, Government of Jharkhand, the target of screening of 6% reproductive age group women suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease was 2,70,684 and a total of 2,90,187 reproductive age group women in the symptomatic, and high risk categories throughout the state, have been screened for cervical cancer[11], the second largest killer of women worldwide, between April 2021 and October 2023, against a target of 2,70,684.

  • Saved thousands of women from Cervical Cancer[12]:

Mega Women Health Camps for Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening and Anaemia Detection that have been organised across the rural areas of Jharkhand since 2015, focusing on screening, treatment of pelvic inflammatory diseases, and Digital Video Colposcope guided VIA screening and Cryo treatment of cervical pre cancer at camp sites, by reputed gynae oncologists from all over the country, ensured quality healthcare facilities to the needy, at their door steps, helping save thousands of lives of women.

As a result of Dr.Kashyap's relentless campaign against cervical cancer, 14 government hospitals across Jharkhand have now been equipped with digital colposcope and Cryo set for detection and cure of cervical cancer. She has equipped the largest Sadar Hospital of Jharkhand that is the Ranchi Sadar Hospital with Digital Video Colposcope and Cryo set by her own finances.

  • Spreading hope in people and society:

The most noticeable impact of Dr.Kashyap's relentless campaign against blindness in rural Jharkhand has been that thousands of children, who had earlier dropped out of schools as a results of their untreated eye ailments, rejoined their schools, after being provided free eye care treatment including free power glasses and surgeries for cataract removal,by Dr.Kashyap. She has screened 20 lakhs school going children with the help of Jharkhand Shiksha Pariyojna.

Add to this, thousands of men and women in rural areas, primitive tribes, victims of human trafficking, newspaper hawkers, diabetics, old age home residents, slum dwellers, spastics, sports men and women and even truck drivers, who were provided with quality eye care, have found gainful occupations for themselves. Dr.Kashyap and her initiatives have helped create happy households across Jharkhand.

  • Breaking taboos around eye donation: Igniting that 'spark', motivating people to overcome apprehensions and donate the eyes of their deceased loved ones, over the past 32 years, Dr.Kashyap has not only helped grieving families to work their way out of grief but have helped donors join hands with hitherto. For breaking religious and social taboos surrounding Eye Donation[13], a group of likeminded people committed to promote Eye Donation Awareness[14] was found on 4th June 2004 by her and was named Eye Donation Awareness Club (EyeDAC).

EyeDAC organises various awareness programmes from walkathons to Blindfolded Marathons since 2005. The continued eye donation awareness programs and yearly Run for Vision, Blindfolded Marathons encouraged people and families to pledge their eyes and even donate the eyes of their deceased family members. It has turned the onetime small campaign into a mass movement.

Encouraged by the efforts of the society, many Past Hon’ble Governors of Jharkhand, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, Shri Ramesh Bais, Shri Ved Marvah, Shri M. O. H. Farook, Shri Syed Ahmed, many Chief Ministers of Jharkhand, Hon’ble Shri Babulal Marandi, Shri Arjun Munda, Shri Shibu Soren, Shri Hemant Soren and many Health Ministers of Jharkhand, Shri Bhanu Pratap Shahi, Shri Ramchandra Chandravanshi, Shri Banna Gupta have not only participated in our Eye Donation Awareness Programs but also pleadged for eye donation. This has brought a massive positive response towards eye donation.

The impact is around 1000 Corneal Transplantations till now and this is the most active Eye Bank of Bihar and Jharkhand.

International Exposure

Dr. Bharti Kashyap Has maximum number of international presentations to her credit in the field of Ophthalmology from State of Jharkhand.

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery San Diego 2019, Washington DC 2018 and Los Angeles, California 2017. European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Paris 2019, Vienna 2018, Lisbon 2017, Copenhagen 2016, Barcelona 2015.

American Academy of Ophthalmology Chicago, IL 2016. Asia Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Bali and Taipei 2016. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology ARVO, USA 2013 and 2012. Has played role in strengthening knowledge of ophthalmologists of Jharkhand by organizing workshops on Cornea, OT Design and Protocol, Tips and Tricks in Femto laser cataract and Lasik surgery, Vitreo Retinal surgery and Glaucoma and Retinopathy of Prematurity 2007 to 2019.

As chairperson scientific committee Jharkhand ophthalmological society, she is continuously strengthening the knowledge of Jharkhand based ophthalmologists by organising teaching webinars and ophthalmic conferences.


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