MGMMCH students to adopt 500 ST families to fight witch-hunting
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Jamshedpur: Around 100 MBBS students of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGMMCH) would adopt 500 scheduled tribe (ST) families living in the backward villages of the three districts under the Kolhan division to generate awareness against witch-hunting in June.
The students would identify the villages, where witch-hunting cases have been reported, and meet the survivors. They would also meet the indigenous community heads of far-flung underdeveloped areas to understand the steps taken by the community to curb the evil practice.
MGMMCH principal Dr Diwakar Hansda said, "Each student would adopt five families and educate them about the inhuman practice, which is a criminal act.
Nine blocks in the three districts of Kolhan division have been chosen in the first phase."
Further, teams of students would interact with the community members, understand their thoughts about witchcraft and their action in an individual capacity to curb the practice. "The problem of witch-hunting has its roots in superstitious beliefs, fear, and cultural beliefs. The students will keep this point in mind and prepare a roadmap to accomplish the task," he added.
Besides educating the villagers, the would-be doctors would also conduct health check-ups of the members of the adopted families and suggest diagnosis, if required. The MGMMCH management has taken the initiative of educating the tribal villagers in accordance with the direction of the National Medical Commission (NMC), the principal said.
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