Union Health Minister, Gujarat CM lay foundation stone of cancer hospital in Rajkot
Rajkot: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel laid the foundation stone of Khodaldham Trust Cancer Hospital in Rajkot on Sunday.
The Shree Khodaldham Trust (SKT), an organisation for the Leuva Patel community, will build a hospital and a cancer research center in Amreli village in Padadhari taluka of Rajkot.
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Earlier, PM Modi, while virtually addressing the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the hospital, said that 30 new cancer hospitals were developed in the state in last nine years.
The PM also said that Gujarat has made unprecedented progress in the field of health in the last 20 years, and the state is becoming a big medical hub in India.
"Gujarat has made unprecedented progress in the field of health in the last 20 years. Today, Gujarat is becoming a big medical hub in India. Till 2002, there were only 11 medical colleges in Gujarat, and their number has increased to 40 currently. In 20 years, the number of MBBS seats has increased five times, and the number of PG seats has increased three times," the PM said, adding that the government wants to ensure that cancer patients don't face any problems during their treatment.
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