Armed Forces Launches Op CO-JEET for Mental Health Of COVID Patients: Madhuri Kanitkar

The third woman to become a three-star general in the armed forces, Lieutenant General Dr Madhuri Kanitkar, is working round the clock for the armed forces launched operation "CO-JEET". "Let difficulties know that you too are difficult," says the three-star army.

The armed forces have launched operation "CO-JEET" to aid anti-COVID-19 efforts, like strengthening the medical system in India and oxygen supply chains. Along with these, CO-JEET also take measures to ensure the mental wellbeing of people.

Apart from medical therapy, patients necessitate the assurance that "they will be fine" and at times that is all they need to gain back self-confidence and courage.

Madhuri Kanitkar On Operation CO-JEET

Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Medical) Kanitkar said, "in times of stress if you have someone to talk to, it makes a huge difference. Patients need reassurance and support that all will be fine and I believe more in confidence therapy and making them smile".

She added, "Under the CO-JEET plan, personnel of the three wings of the armed forces have been pressed into service to help restore oxygen supply chains, set up COVID beds and provide help to the civilian administration in its fight to control the outspread of the virus."

The operation also attempts to provide additional beds across the country for mixed COVID-19 management.

Who is Madhuri Kanitkar?

Dr Kanitkar was Commissioned in the Army in 1982. She was further appointed as the dean of Armed Forces Medical College. Her colleagues awarded her the nickname Rajmaata because she always believed in finding solutions to problems.

"The same policy is followed today because being a woman and a mother, you have eyes at the back to get 'out of the box' ideas," she said.

The Lt. General added that she takes inspiration from the quote of late President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, 'difficulties in your life do not come to destroy you, but to help you realise your hidden potential and power, let difficulties know that you too are difficult.