Over 200 individuals were screened in a free day-long Cancer Screen drive for various health indicators, including Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar, BMI, Mammography, Pap Smear, Oral Cancer Screening and Clinical Examinations, X-ray and ECG.

An initiative titled Bridging Borders - an internship program for Indian-origin medical students from the United States was formally launched at Bridge Gap Hospitals in Madhav Nagar in Nizamabad on Friday.

The program was launched during a day-long Free Cancer Screening camp jointly organized by Grace Cancer Foundation and Bridge Gap Hospitals.

Potharaju Sai Chaitanya, Commissioner of Police, Nizamabad, was the chief guest and he felicitated 12 Indian-origin medical interns from the US under the Bridging Borders program and commended the initiative for strengthening global medical collaboration and rural outreach.

The Commissioner unveiled the poster for the 8th Edition of the Global Grace Cancer Run, expected to draw over 1.5 lakh runners across 130 countries in October in a hybrid format.

Dr. Chinnababu Sunkavalli, Founder of Grace Cancer Foundation, called Bridging Borders a landmark cross continental initiative, connecting global youth to rural Indian healthcare. He announced that the Commissioner has proposed to screen about 1500 plus employees under the Nizamabad Police Commissionerate for cancer.