World Cancer Day was incepted on 4th February 2000 at World Summit against Cancer for the New Millennium in Paris, today it marks its 20th anniversary.
The individuals and organisations over the last two decades, across the world, have contributed to the global collaboration to promote research, prevent cancer, improve patient services, raise awareness and mobilise the global community to curb the dreaded disease.
It has been recorded that 9.6 million people yield to cancer globally every year, pulling the disease the second-leading cause of deaths worldwide.
The conducted research states that 70% of these occur in low-to-middle income countries due to low penetration of awareness, infrastructure, technical and medical expertise, limited access to quality care, funding for research, and sometimes, even lack of political will.
The national register secured India’s cancer-related death has been studied at 0.7 million in 2018, though the actual figures would be much bigger.
The Vedanta Group is determined to contribute its share of labour and funding through Balco Medical Centre, the flagship initiative of Vedanta’s philanthropic outfit, the Vedanta Medical Research Foundation (VMRF) in regards to the world rallies which made the year 2020 to ignite action, accelerate the reduction of needless cancer deaths and achieve equal access to cancer care for all.
The initial aim is to cater to Chhattisgarh and nearby states as the Balco medical Centre emanates as the biggest cancer hospitals in central India and gained massive popularity.
The 170 –bed ultra-modern, multi-modality diagnostic and therapeutic facility in Raipur, Chhattisgarh has treated a cumulative patient count of 6,500 and received 25,000+ OPD footfalls since receiving its first patient in 2018.
According to Balco Medical Centre’s Chairperson Jyoti Agarwal, “Vedanta Group with its considerable CSR footprint has always closely aligned all its CSR activities with national priorities. In the space of health care, Balco Medical Centre that Vedanta has set up at Naya Raipur is contributing to prevention, control and eradication of cancer. The centre runs various screening campaigns at various places, among every stratum of society, to promote early detection of cancer.”
Balco Medical Centre has tooled up with modern, comprehensive and quality cancer care to be in the reach of the population of Chhattisgarh in particular and Central India in general. The hospital is a huge step forward in addressing India’s huge demand-supply gap vis-à-vis cancer treatment.
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