Kerala: Special cancer treatment project to come up at Neendakara Taluk hospital
Kollam: A special project for cancer treatment might come up at the Neendakara taluk hospital under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) with the approval of the Central government.
Union Minister for Women & Child Development and Minority Affairs Smriti Irani, in a recent meeting in Delhi, had given assurance that the cancer facilities would be set up soon.
The project, worth Rs 30 crore, is a brainchild of the Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cancer Centre, which would provide more facilities for cancer treatment at the hospital. A linear accelerator machine for radiation and a device used for cancer treatment and other required infrastructure would be installed under the project.
The Ministry of Minority Affairs would submit the project before the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for the latter to consider it. N.K. Premachandran, Minister of Parliament from Kollam constituency, told the Hindu, "The final approval of the project will be subject to the instructions and recommendations of the Ministry of Health. The project’s estimated cost will vary as per the directions of the Ministry."
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