Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): On Wednesday, the State government has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) for cancer care centre and a palliative care centre in Bhubaneswar.
According to sources, in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the first MoU was signed for Bagchi-Sri Shankar Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Susmita Bagchi and Shri Shankar Cancer Foundation.
The initiative has taken by centre which will provide a global standard cancer treatment facility to people in Odisha and from the eastern region of the country.
Similarly, the second MoU was inked for Bagchi-Karunashraya Palliative Care Centre by the state government, Susmita Bagchi and Karunashraya Hospice Trust. The centre will provide high quality palliative care, peace and dignity to patients in their last few days.
Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister congratulated Susmita Bagchi and Subroto Bagchi for their generous contribution of Rs 340 crore towards the establishment of one of the largest oncology centres in the country.
By underlining the significance of service to the society, Patnaik quoted Rabindranath Tagore and said, “I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.”
Besides, Naveen Patnaik also thanked Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Institute for partnering the establishment of a 500-bed Cancer care and research centre and Bangalore Hospice Trust for the Palliative Care centre.
Assuring his support to the initiative, Patnaik said that the state government will extend all support to make these centres operational by January 2024.
Notably, Susmita Bagchi is currently the Chairperson of Mo School Abhijan and Subroto Bagchi is head of the state’s Skill Development Authority.
