To-be constituted Expert Committee from AIIMS Bhubaneswar and AHRCC
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By Sandeep Pattnaik
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Bhubaneswar, 20th June 2015: Odisha Government is all out in its effort to make available cancer care and follow up services in district hospitals. This has been deliberated in a high level meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Gokul Chandra Pati on Saturday here.
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Pati said that there is a need to provide such facilities at district hospitals in the State, which would save the patients from various types of exploitations. He directed Health & Family Welfare department to work out a detail project report within shortest possible time for approval of the Govt. Besides, he directed to constitute an expert committee to carry forward the proposal. AIIMS, Bhubaneswar and Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Care Center (AHRCC), Cuttack have been asked to take the lead in this matter.
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“The programme can be implemented through a partnership among the local district hospitals and tertiary cancer care hospitals and can be carried to people through community leaders and health workers. The programme will be helpful in creating intensive awareness and prevention education on cancer, cancer screening at local level and early detection, timely referral to tertiary care centers for surgery and adjuvant treatment planning, post treatment surveillance, providing palliative care and other services,” Chief Secretary said during the meeting.
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Pati advised to adopt a multi-sectoral collaborative approach among Govt., Centers of excellence for Cancer , pharmaceutical companies producing life saving medicines for cancer, medical officers , doctors placed at district hospitals and people’s representatives including the volunteers and health workers. The doctors and cancer experts can be brought together through WhatsApp and telemedicine systems for real time consultation and care.
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National level medical oncologist Dr Dinesh Pendhakar along with Dr C.S. Tripathy made the presentation on various technical and clinical aspects of the proposal.
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Development Commissioner U.N. Behera, Additional Chief Secretary Finance R. Balakrishnan, Secretary Women & Child Welfare Saswat Mishra , Director National Health Mission Roopa Mishra along with senior officers from health department , doctors from AIIMS and Acharya Harihar Cancer Care Center participated on the occasion.
