Odisha: Rs 1300 crore to be spent by Govt, Tata Trusts on Cancer care
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In the first level, the Tata Trust would set up a Greenfield Hospital in Bhubaneswar and develop the infrastructure at AHRCC in Cuttack.
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to make the cancer care accessible and reduce the waiting period of cancer patients, Odisha government will spend nearly Rs.1300 crore in next five years.
Chief Secretary A P Padhi who presided over the first Advisory Committee meeting for a comprehensive cancer care programme , told newsmen here today while the Tata Trust and the state government would provide Rs 500 crore each in phases, Rs 385 crore would come from PMSSY.
The money, he said, would be spent for construction of network facilities, planning and implementation of cancer control activities, integration of government schemes to provide affordable health care, upgradation of Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre (AHRCC), the apex centre for treatment of cancer and 12 other centres, promotion of oncology education, training and research.
The Chief Secretary said the state government would also constitute Odisha Cancer Care Foundation to oversee the proposed infrastructure development by the Tata Trust.
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to make the cancer care accessible and reduce the waiting period of cancer patients, Odisha government will spend nearly Rs.1300 crore in next five years.
Chief Secretary A P Padhi who presided over the first Advisory Committee meeting for a comprehensive cancer care programme , told newsmen here today while the Tata Trust and the state government would provide Rs 500 crore each in phases, Rs 385 crore would come from PMSSY.
The money, he said, would be spent for construction of network facilities, planning and implementation of cancer control activities, integration of government schemes to provide affordable health care, upgradation of Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre (AHRCC), the apex centre for treatment of cancer and 12 other centres, promotion of oncology education, training and research.
The Chief Secretary said the state government would also constitute Odisha Cancer Care Foundation to oversee the proposed infrastructure development by the Tata Trust.
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