MP District hospitals excluded from first phase of Day Care Cancer Centres
Cancer Care
Bhopal: The Central Government has not included Madhya Pradesh among the states chosen for setting up Day Care Cancer Centres (DCCCs) in district hospitals, officials said.
The initiative, aimed at expanding cancer care access across India, has approved 30 centres in the first phase, with the highest number planned for Uttar Pradesh, followed by Maharashtra and Telangana. The government intends to establish such centres in all district hospitals nationwide over the next three years.
Medical Dialogues had previously reported that the government has started a survey to identify and review the infrastructure of all district hospitals to implement the budget announcement of setting up daycare cancer centres in all health facilities over the next three years. The estimated expenditure for setting up these centres will be Rs 3,200 crore over the next three years, Union Health Ministry officials said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech that the government will facilitate the setting up of daycare cancer centres in all district hospitals over the next three years, and 200 of these will be established in 2025-26.
Under the National Health Mission (NHM), over 200 DCCCs are set to be rolled out in 2025–26. These centres will be located either in district hospitals based on available infrastructure or in other government health facilities where feasible. Each centre is estimated to cost up to Rs 1.49 crore, depending on local requirements, with funding coming from the State Resource Envelope of the NHM. State contributions will be determined according to NHM norms.
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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare identified locations for the centres using cancer registry data from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). High-burden districts were prioritised, and final approvals were made by the National Programme Coordination Committee (NPCC) to ensure optimal use of resources and prevent duplication, reports the Free Press Journal.
