Seven cancer care facilities have been inaugurated in Assam by the Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi. It is part of a state-wide, multi-level cancer care network. The PM also laid foundations of 7 more facilities in the state. The seven hospitals, inaugurated by the Prime Minister, are in Dibrugarh, Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Darrang, Jorhat, and Tezpur. The three other facilities in Guwahati, Silchar, and Diphu are expected to be ready in the coming months. The next set of seven hospitals are a part of the second phase of the programme and will come up in Sibsagar, Goalpara, Golaghat, Tinsukia, Dhubri, Nagaon, Nalbari districts of Assam.
Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, Governor of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam, Mr. Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, Waterways and AYUSH, Mr. Keshab Mahanta (Assam Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Science & Technology and Information Technology), Mr. Rameswar Teli (Union Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Labour & Employment) and Mr. Ratan N. Tata (Chairman of Tata Trusts) were also present on the occasion.
“I am happy that the Tata Trusts, along with the State Government’s support, has been able to implement the multi-level cancer care network in Assam. The Tata Trusts is supporting the creation of capabilities across the country for high quality affordable care, nation-wide screening and early detection programmes. The fruition of this project in Assam will be a guiding light to the entire country”, said Mr. Ratan N. Tata, Chairman of Tata Trusts.
Tata Trusts, since 2017, has and is developing and augmenting more than 20 hospitals in six states through its Distributed Cancer Care Model. The multi-level cancer care model, developed by Tata Trusts, is being established and run by the Assam Cancer Care Foundation, a joint initiative of the Assam Government and Tata Trusts.
