GUWAHATI: Assam is soon going to set up 19 new cancer hospitals across the state, health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said at the launch of ‘Atal Amrit Abhiyan: Medical Benefits Under Cashless Mode’, a state healthcare initiative, here on Wednesday.
“The state government has tied up with Tata Trust to set up the cancer hospitals,” Sarma said. The group had announced in February this year that it is in the process of entering an agreement with the Assam government to set up cancer programmes across 15 districts.
The state government also announced a new scheme to provide medical assistance for the care of children suffering from birth-related defects. “For a paradigm shift in the healthcare delivery system in the state, the Assam government will soon launch the Samartha scheme. It is in an advanced stage of implementation,” the health minister said.
