Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is considering a proposal to include cancer, especially among children, among the list of notifiable diseases to facilitate early detection and cure, said a senior health department official on Tuesday.A notifiable disease is one that is required by law to be reported to government authorities (health departments) by healthcare providers, laboratories, and veterinarians.The official said that compulsory reporting of childho…
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Gorakhpur, March 21 (IANS) Gorakhpur Mayor Manglesh Kumar Srivastava said that children from the district and adjoining areas, diagnosed with cancer, can now undergo treatment at the BRD Medical College as part of Uttar Pradesh government’s efforts to improve access to early treatment, an official said on Saturday. “Reiterating the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government’s commitment to augment health facility, particularly for childhood cancer, Srivastava stressed on spreading awareness to…
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Assuring innovative funding models to support childhood cancer, Deputy Director General of Health Services L. Swasticharan said on Sunday that the Union government is aiming to achieve a survival rate of 60 per cent for childhood cancer by 2030.Speaking at an event to mark the International Childhood Cancer Day observed globally on February 15, Swasticharan highlighted the government’s focus on saving precious human capital and said, “We should not leave anybody behi…