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Kakinada Government Hospital to Receive Modern Cancer Treatment Facility
Kakinada government hospital is going to get better equipment for treating cancer.
A machine called a dual-energy LINAC will help doctors provide modern radiation treatment.
The machine will cost Rs 36.6 crore.
A mobile vehicle costing Rs 3.5 crore will help screen people for cancer.
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation will pay for the machine using its social responsibility funds.
The Indian Red Cross is building a special treatment building.
The hospital has worked as a cancer referral centre but has not had this modern treatment facility for two decades.
The new services are expected to help patients from Kakinada and nearby areas.
Kakinada government hospital will receive a dual-energy LINAC machine costing Rs 36.6 crore.
A mobile cancer screening vehicle costing Rs 3.5 crore will also be provided.
ONGC will fund the LINAC machine through its corporate social responsibility funds.
The Indian Red Cross is constructing a cancer treatment building costing Rs 7 crore.
The facility is expected to serve patients from several surrounding districts and regions.
- Who
- Kakinada MP Tangella Uday Srinivas, ONGC, the Indian Red Cross and Andhra Pradesh government leaders are involved in the project.
- What
- The Kakinada government hospital will be developed into a modern cancer treatment centre with a dual-energy LINAC machine, a mobile screening vehicle and a new building.
- Where
- Kakinada government hospital, serving patients from surrounding areas including Dr B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema, East Godavari, West Godavari, Anakapalli and Polavaram.
- When
- The announcement was made on Saturday; the building work was nearing completion.
- Why
- To provide modern cancer treatment and screening services to patients in the region, after the hospital lacked such a facility for two decades.
Key facts
- LINAC machine cost
- Rs 36.6 crore
- Screening vehicle cost
- Rs 3.5 crore
- Treatment building cost
- Rs 7 crore
- LINAC funding
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation corporate social responsibility funds
- Building agency
- Indian Red Cross
- Current hospital role
- Cancer referral centre
- Expected coverage
- Dr B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema, East Godavari, West Godavari, Anakapalli, Polavaram and other areas
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