Late Dr. Shivani Bhatt, being a doctor herself, was keen to work for the health of the not so fortunate and she had provided her services in quite a few health camps in her short career. We, at Dr Shivani Bhatt Charitable Foundation (SBCF) plan to continue her work in whatever way we can.
We have already conducted several Menstrual Hygiene Classes wherein young girls are given sanitary napkins. A Cervical Cancer Vaccination Camp was held in June 2020 wherein around 200 school girls were vaccinated for cervical cancer. Free OPD on every Thursday is being run in Astha Surgical Hospital, Anand by Dr Hemant Bhatt in memory of Dr Shivani. Free Checkups and Treatment of slum children of the nearby areas is being done on a regular basis. Programmes to reduce Anaemia have been conducted. It includes detection of anaemia and treating it with iron tablets and anti worm medicines.
Mission Pink Health is a project launched in 2019 by Women’s Doctors’ Wing (WDW) of Indian Medical Association (IMA) all over India. The main purpose of Mission Pink is to diagnose anemia in young school going girls, to treat them with Iron tablets, Antihelminthics (Anti worm tablets) and providing iron rich foods along with a regular follow up of all these girls regarding their nutritional status.
WDW IMA Anand Branch also launched it’s first Mission Pink Project on 21st December 2019 in the loving memory of Late Dr. Shivani Hemant Bhatt, at Sharda High School, Anand. This project was inaugurated by Dr. Hemant Bhatt & Mrs Bindiya Hemant Bhatt (Parents of Late Dr Shivani Bhatt and Trustees of SBCF). This project received contributions from many Doctors and a large contribution was made by Dr. Hemant & Mrs Bindiya.
The project was very successful and the second project was carried out on 15th February 2020 at B G Patel College of physiotherapy, Anand – which too was extremely successful and was also attended & supported by Mrs. Bindiya Bhatt.
The third project of Mission Pink was held on 2nd March 2020 at a Primary School in the village Ravdapura, near Anand city. Here all the girl students of the school were given education regarding health & hygiene. Anaemia detection as well as free distribution of iron tablets was done.
The 4th project of Mission Pink was delayed due to Covid Pandemic. It was done on 8th July 2022 at Red Cross Society in Petlad. It was targeted for School Drop Out Adolescent Girls. 53 girls from Petlad rural were checked for Haemoglobin and were also educated on the topics of Adolescent problems and their solutions.
SBCF takes pride in supporting Mission Pink Health and will continue to support this mission morally, physically as well as financially.
SBCF proudly announced launching of Shivani Thalassemia Outreach Program (STOP) on the auspicious day of Raksha Bandhan, on 22nd August 2021. The details of this project can be assessed here