In its effort to provide access to improved treatment options for those battling cancer, Oil India Limited has extended its support to the Dishayen Foundation through a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) grant of ₹2.5 crore, paving the way for the installation of state-of-the-art CO2 diode machines in the Oncology Department of Tura Civil Hospital.
According to the health minister Ampareen Lyngdoh, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data revealed that the state has as many as 176 cancer cases per one lakh population.
"This rise in cancer cases is deeply concerning. The government is taking urgent steps to combat this crisis by ensuring that people get diagnosed early and have access to affordable treatment," Health Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh said on World Cancer Day.
On World Cancer Day, the Tura Civil Hospital held an awareness programme to educate the people on prevention, detection and treatment of the deadly disease.
Guwahati, October 7: Sombar salo, Guwahati Durga Puja Committe aro Guwahati-ni Dr. B Baruah Cancer Institute-ni doctor-rang aro nurse-rang apsan bakrimenba, Cancer sabisini gimin...
Speaking at a FICCI Roundtable for North-Eastern region’, held under the aegis of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, on the ‘Roadmap for Making Cancer Care Affordable and Accessible in India’,Mr Sampath Kumar, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of Meghalaya said the state government has launched the Cancer Mission, a screening-based program focused on early detection and prevention and already screened individuals over 30 years of age in Khasi District.
Dibrugarh, Sept 8: A sensitization workshop on 'Cancer and Palliative Care' for media-persons was organised by Pratishruti Cancer and Palliative Trust on at Hotel...
