An Indian-origin Harvard doctor has proposed a state-of-the-art genome technology to Punjab Government to facilitate cancer treatment for patients in the State.
The proposal was put forth by Dr Manoj K Bhasin, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, US, during his meeting with the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday evening.
Assuring the medical expert of all support from his government to take the venture forward, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh directed the Chief Secretary to convene a separate meeting with him to further chalk out a comprehensive plan for its implementation.
He also asked the Chief Secretary to involve the State Government medical colleges at Patiala, Faridkot and Amritsar, besides the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital at Sangrur and Advanced Cancer Centre at Bathinda, for the purpose of Genome sampling.