Health officials noted that treatment of cancer under ‘Ayushman Bharat’ has been a prime focus of the central government to safeguard people catastrophic expenditure of cancer treatment
Health officials noted that treatment of cancer under ‘Ayushman Bharat’ has been a prime focus of the central government to safeguard people catastrophic expenditure of cancer treatment
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to inaugurate Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre at Mohali in Punjab on Wednesday, officials said the health facility is significant due to reports of increasing cancer prevalence in parts of the state.
They noted that treatment of cancer under ‘Ayushman Bharat’, a health insurance scheme for the poor, has been a prime focus of the central government to safeguard people catastrophic expenditure of cancer treatment.
Health insurance cover of ₹5 lakh per family per year is provided for secondary or tertiary care hospitalisation, they noted. A total of 435 procedures, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy packages, have been defined for the treatment of cancer along with surgical oncology, they added.
The central government has built the tertiary care hospital at the cost of over ₹660 Crore. It is a 300-bed capacity and is equipped with modern facilities to treat all types of cancers using every available treatment modalities like surgery, radiotherapy and medical oncology – chemotherapy, immunotherapy and bone marrow transplant, they said.
“This project is significant since there have been numerous reports of increasing cancer prevalence in parts of Punjab and people being forced to go to other states for affordable cancer treatment. This issue was so rampant that a train from
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