Govt appoints oncologist in Almora medical college; 4 hilly dists to benefit | Dehradun News
Cancer patients in the four hilly districts of Kumaon region will not have to run to bigger cities for treatment as the government has appointed an oncologist in the Soban Singh Jeena Government Institute of Medical Science and Research, Medical College in Almora.
Presently, only OPD services have become operational but in the future, facilities like chemotherapy will also be introduced, officials said. There is no arrangement for treatment in Almora, Bageshwar, Pithoragarh and Champawat for patients suffering from serious diseases like cancer.
Presently, only OPD services have become operational but in the future, facilities like chemotherapy will also be introduced, officials said. There is no arrangement for treatment in Almora, Bageshwar, Pithoragarh and Champawat for patients suffering from serious diseases like cancer.