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Tata Trusts and Telangana Government have signed an agreement to establish a network of cancer care facilities in the State.
A memorandum of understanding was inked in the presence of Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons, here today, whose objective is to provide affordable cancer care that is accessible to all.
Various cancer care facilities will be made available through a three-tier model, which include developing academic and research capabilities in the State.
As a part of this initiative, it is proposed to set up a chain of cancer screening centres in the State. Since detection of cancer symptoms early is key to providing effective treatment, the proposed move to set up a chain of cancer care centres and back it up with a Digital Nerve Centre, where all the information about a patient is stores and accessible at a click of a button.
Speaking at the event, Ratan Tata said, “Cancer is a disease that does not pick a person based on whether he is rich or poor. It does not distinguish. Therefore, there is need to provide everyone access to medicine.”
Cancer treatment
“Our focus is on to provide better facilities for treatment of cancer. I hope we can do more. This would not have been possible but for lot of work and energy put behind by people,” he said.
The network of cancer care facilities aims to ensure that no patient travels more than few hours for accessing the full suite of cancer treatment services. It is proposed to use technology and shift task to facilitate operations in remote areas.
Tata Trusts has brought together a diverse group of oncologists, leading cancer hospitals attached to the national cancer grid, engineers and contractors to be able to deliver on the infrastructure to deliver cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Long travel
Ratan Tata said, “Patients will no longer need to travel all the way to Hyderabad except for rare and complex conditions.”
Tata Trusts has had similar initiatives, which are at different stages of implementation in Assam, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
KT Rama Rao, State IT and Industries Minister, said, “The youngest State is in the process of bringing about transformation in the healthcare sector whose focus would be to provide accessible healthcare.”
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