Tata Trusts, TTD ink pact for cancer centre in Tirupati

New Delhi: Tata Trusts signed a pact with Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) for setting up a cancer centre in Tirupati to address increasing cases in the region.

"Given the rising cancer burden in the region, Tata Trusts has joined hands with TTD to address this concern by bringing affordable cancer care closer home to the people of the region," Tata Trusts and TTD said in a joint statement.

The centre will strive to provide care to the patients without denying it to those with financial constraints, it added. It will be constructed on 25 acres of land provided by the TTD, the statement said.

As per the MoU, Tata Trusts will set up a project management vehicle that will be responsible for all aspects of construction, execution and operationalisation of the facility.

The Trusts will also rope in a team of experts from Tata Medical Center, Kolkata and Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai to provide technical assistance to the project, it added.

Tata Trusts Managing Trustee R Venkataramanan said: "Our aim is to ensure the provision of equitable, affordable, high quality cancer care for the masses. We are positive that this centre will be a landmark institution in this part of the country". TTD is happy to welcome an institution like Tata Trusts to work on this pressing issue of rising cancer prevalence in the region, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Executive officer Sambasiva Rao said.