Mizoram super speciality cancer centre in Aizwal by 2028
Mizoram often called the "cancer state", reports an estimated 725 deaths every year due to cancer, and three people are diagnosed with the deadly disease every day.;
Aizawl: The proposed Mizoram State Super Specialty Cancer and Research Centre (MSSSCRC) is expected to be functional by 2028, a health official said.
The Rs 500 crore project would be developed on the outskirts of Aizawl to facilitate swift and better treatment for cancer patients not only in Mizoram but also from other states in the region, the official said.
It would be funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), he said.
The proposed Super Specialty Cancer and Research Centre is expected to be one of the best cancer hospitals in the Northeast, he added.
Meanwhile, officials of JICA met Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Monday and apprised him of the preparatory survey for the project, an official statement said.
Hiroshi Ako, who headed the JICA survey team, gave a presentation on the outline, schedule and the progress of the survey, it said.
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