Raipur: Union minister for health and family welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad on February 27 Thursday announced to set up a Rs 120 crore cancer institute at Bilaspur and a cancer research centre at Manendragarh in north Chhattisgarh. He was here to inaugurate the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur.
Dedicating the 160-bed hospital here, he said the proposed centre to be set up at Manendragarh, at an estimated cost of Rs 45 crore, would cater to medical needs of tribals. Referring to steps being taken to improve facilities at AIIMS, Raipur, Azad said 4089 posts of doctors, employees and other officers have been sanctioned. |
