The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to hold a citywide free breast cancer screening drive across all 227 municipal wards in Mumbai on July 22. The campaign will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is aimed at women aged 30 years and above. The BMC says the programme is part of a special public health initiative connected to the birthday of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The civic body has urged both homemakers and working women to participate, citing the importance of early detection.
For the screening, each ward will have a dedicated team of two doctors, two nurses, and two health workers. The preliminary examination is expected to take around five minutes and will include checks such as blood pressure and body weight. Women who require additional evaluation will be referred for mammography at BMC-run Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (Sion Hospital) and KEM Hospital, where diagnostic services are available.
BMC plans to deploy more than 2,000 healthcare personnel, including doctors from municipal hospitals and specialists trained by Tata Memorial Centre, along with support from groups such as the Indian Medical Association. The BMC also plans awareness efforts through schools, anganwadis, and community health workers, with guidance for pregnant women to get screening at nearby maternity facilities rather than ward camps.
