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Odisha Cabinet has approved a budget of Rs.1001.14 Crore for expanding Comprehensive Cancer Care Services across State

in State News July 21, 2023 Comments Off on Odisha Cabinet has approved a budget of Rs.1001.14 Crore for expanding Comprehensive Cancer Care Services across State 685 Views

Bhubaneswar: 21/7/23:The State Cabinet has approved a budget of Rs.1001.14 Crore for expanding Comprehensive Cancer Care Services across Odisha with an objective to provide Cancer Care nearer to the household of the patients.

Eleven Comprehensive Cancer care units will be built within a period of 2 years at DHH Bargarh, VIMSAR, Burla, SLN Medical College & Hospital Koraput, MKCG Medical College & Hospital Berhampur, Saheed Rendo Majhi Medical College & Hospital Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi, B.B. Medical College & Hospital Balangir, PRM Medical College & Hospital, Baripada, FM Medical College & Hospital, Balasore, Dharanidhar Medical College & Hospital, Keonjhar, Government Medical College & Hospital, Talcher and Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar.

Henceforth, patients need not travel far or outside the State seeking advanced Cancer Care. This will definitely reduce the out-of-pocket expenditure of the people suffering from Cancer and their family members, read a cabinet press note.

Under this package, Radiotherapy, Brachytherapy, Histopathology, Onco-Surgery, Chemotherapy and Palliative Care Services will be strengthened. Each facility will be added with 50 to 100 beds with Operation Theatre, ICU, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy and Palliative Care Units and with the provision of future expansion when required.

Posts of Specialists, Super-specialists and Technical staff will be created as regular cadre under State Govt. to provide uninterrupted services at these facilities.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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