SATISH HANDA
Talking to media persons, cabinet health minister Anil Vij said that approval for opening of three new medical universities along with 200 beds hospital in Haryana state each in 20 acres area at Yamunanagar, Kaithal and Sirsa has been granted by state as well as central government on which amount worth Rs 100 crore would be spent. He said, in view of acute shortage of doctors in the state, efforts are being made that new medical universities should start function by the year 2023. According to information, there are already 10 medical universities functioning in Haryana state, which include six inaugurated in past five years BJP government rule in the state: ESIC Medical College at Faridabad, Al-Flah Medical Science College Tikri Kheda (Faridabad), World Medical Science Research Centre Jhajjar, Kalpana Chawla Research University Karnal, Adesh Medical University Shahabad (Kurukshetra) and N.C. Medical College & Hospital Israna (Panipat).
Vij said, in past five years BJP government rule in the state few medical universities were set up in Haryana state and construction work is going on, which include Government Medical University & Hospital Koriawas (Mohindergarh), Government Medical Hospital Jind, Shri Mata Shitla Devi Shrine Board Medical College Gurugram, and Medical University at Bhiwani. Vij also inspected the building of 50 beds Cancer Care Centre inside Civil Hospital complex Ambala Cantt the only government hospital in the area to treat cancer patients at much subsidized charges near completion likely to be inaugurated in the month April-May this year. The construction of this hospital was started in July 2018 on which amount worth Rs 60 core has been spent by the government for which imported hi-tech scan machine from USA costing between 20-25 crore to treat cancer patients would be installed.
According to Dr SVS Dev having wide experience to treat cancer patients at hospitals like Apolo and Max, nearly seven lakh cancer patients die in India every year in the absence of costly treatment. He disclosed, according to a survey this dreaded disease has witnessed about 28% increase between years 1990 to 2016 with nearly 20% rise in deaths in the world and a study reveals that in coming few years cancer cases would have drastic increase and Asia, especially India will be worst affected due to erratic lifestyle and faulty diets. Survey further reveals that in advanced counties like USA nearly 70% cancer patients are saved, whereas in our country over 60% cancer patients die due to costly treatment available in private hospitals. According to a survey report, there are only 1500 expert doctors to treat cancer patients in India and the number of cancer patients in the country may be reduced by nearly 30% in case consumption of tobacco products reduced. According to another health report, nearly 30 lakh people in the country suffer from cancer with the addition of nearly 10 lakh fresh patients every year and number of cancer patients is much higher in rural areas as compared to urban areas.
When talked to Dr Vikas Gupta in-charge cancer department at civil hospital Ambala Cantt, there are nearly 1400 cancer patients in the region, which include nearly 400 cancer patients having treatment in twin city Ambala where nearly 25 suspected cancer patients visit OPD at the hospital every day. He told that newly opening cancer care centre weould have facility for cancer therapy at the ground floor, OPD services at the first floor, a general ward for patients on the second floor and a ultra modern surgery section on the third
