Bhubaneswar 7th September : The Odisha government on Wednesday signed an MOU with Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai to establish 200 beds in a state of the modern cancer hospital on the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) campus, Jatni in Khurda district.Tata Memorial Centre Director Rajendra Badwi and Odisha’s Special Secretary Public Health, Ajit Kumar Mohanty signed the MoU in the presence of the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
In expressing his delight over the idea of a cancer centre, Patnaik said it will be extremely beneficial not just for the residents of Odisha but as well to the people of all of eastern India.
He stated that the state government would provide the cyclotron system to meet the requirements of radioisotopes in treatment according to Tata Centre Director.
The Chief Minister stated that the institution would be an a wonderful model of collaboration between the private sector, state government central government and research institutes in the interest of people.
Mumbai-based Tata Memorial Centre which is part of the Department of Atomic Energy, will build a 200-bed hospital and operate it at a cost of around 700 crore.
The Department of Atomic Energy has allocated the amount of Rs 400 crore for this project while Tata Trusts will spend Rs 250 crore on this venture according to officials.
Badwi declared that the Centre will conduct an analysis of the population to better understand the extent of the issue.
The state government has given 17 acres of land to NISER and plans to provide an additional 40 acres to expand the scope of cancer facilities, including 30 MeV cyclotrons, employee quarters, township and academic blocks, rest for patient attendants sheds, and an “dharmasala”.
The new hospital is expected to offer the most advanced cancer treatment like surgical oncology, radiation oncology, medical oncology radiology, pathology biochemistry, microbiology, palliative and preventive oncology and nuclear medicine, among others.
Additionally the cancer center will work with the government of Odisha to assist in training and capacity building of doctors and paramedical staff of Odisha.
The TMC will also provide technical assistance to help strengthen the cancer treatment wings in Mayurbhanj and Ganjam districts, and integrate the cancer center with its National Cancer Grid.
The hospital will be incorporated within Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY).The government of the state will create an Ahaar Kendra in the campus of the hospital, an official stated.
Around 4000 new cancer patients are diagnosed and approximately 18,000 deaths from cancer occur in Odisha each year.
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