“Federation of Obstetric & Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), the apex body for all Obstetricians & Gynaecologists in the country, today launched a new CSR initiative – Social Innovation – to create Value, Safety & Respect (VSR) for women.

The Social Innovation CSR initiative is an extension of FOGSI’s ‘Innovation to Implementation’ theme for 2013 under which several path-breaking innovations aimed at improving the women’s healthcare services were successfully implemented. As part of the Social Innovation CSR initiative, a day-long conclave titled ‘Naari Samman’ was organized in Mumbai today. The conclave brought together policy-makers, legal fraternity, NGOs, key opinion leaders and bureaucrats to identify the way forward to create VSR for women.

The event was inaugurated by Chief guest– Mr. Jayant Kumar Banthia, IAS, Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra; and Guest of Honor Ms. Shomita Biswas, IFS, Secretary, Maharashtra State Women’s Commission. It was attended by senior Health officials, FOGSI office-bearers, senior FOGSI members, IASOWA members and NGOs working in health care. The conclave ended with youth leaders presenting their action plan and the way forward for the Social Innovation on VSR for women. Actress Genelia D’Souza marked the occasion with her presence & unveiled a book on FOGSI with subjects on Policy statement, Vision 2020 document & Launch of women’s health forum (WHF).

Source : Sachin Murdeshwar