Nadda to lay foundation stone of tertiary cancer centre in HR

Union Health Minister J P Nadda will lay the foundation stone of a tertiary care cancer centre in Ambala Cantt which would be built at a cost of about Rs 45 crore, state officials said today.
The Centre would be constructed in the premises of Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantt, said state Health Minister Anil Vij, who was presiding over a meeting here today.
The central government has released a first instalment of about Rs 7.37 crore for construction of its building and purchase of equipment. While the state government would bear 40 per cent of the cost, the remaining would be borne by the Centre.

It would comprise a 50-bedded hospital and offer facilities such as radiology, chemotherapy, diagnostic tests, specialists and private rooms, Vij said.
The first such centre in the area, this would provide easy access to excellent cancer care facilities to the people, particularly those in districts of northern Haryana such as Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Karnal and Panipat.
Similarly, National Cancer Institute is being established at Badhsa in Jhajjar district which would facilitate patients in the remaining districts.