Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday offered all support and cooperation to Indian-origin US Cancer experts — Dr Inderbir Gill and Dr Parkash Gill — for setting up a research centre for New Cancer Drug Development and Manufacture facility in the State.
An assurance to this effect was given by Badal to the visiting doctors accompanied by the Cabinet Minister Sharanjit Singh Dhillon who called on him here at Chief Minister’s residence. Taking part in the deliberations, the doctors assured the Chief Minister that they were committed to build world’s best Cancer Drug Development and Genetic Testing facility in Punjab as they had a long experience in this field.
They said that their proven track of expertise and experience in the field of cancer research would help them to create new Genetic Testing for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer in the State, probably the first of its kind in the country Responding, Badal asked them to send a detailed proposal of their project to Principal Secretary Health and Family Welfare Vinni Mahajan and Health Advisor to the state Government, Dr KK Talwar so that a final decision could be taken at the earliest.
He also suggested them to set up their proposed Cancer Research Centre at the upcoming Medicity in Mullanpur and offered all support to them. Meanwhile, Badal also asked the doctors to arrange training program for the doctors and paramedics in cancer therapy from Punjab in USA so as to equip and familiarise them with the latest technology.
The doctors assured Badal that they would soon chalk out a detailed program for a special training module for the doctors and nurses from Punjab in los Angeles. Meanwhile, Chief Minister also apprised them about the steps taken by the state government in curbing the deadly menace of cancer by setting up super specialty cancer hospitals at Bathinda and Faridkot besides upgrading government hospitals to provide best healthcare facilities to the cancer patients.
He also said that the Chief Minister’s Cancer Fund has been created for the timely treatment of cancer patients adding that a world class Tata Cancer Research Centre and Hospital was coming up at Mullanpur.