The Rotary Club of Panaji Riviera has donated the Day Care Chemotherapy Centres worth sixty-five lakhs to the State of Goa through their Global Grant program which is also supported by the Rotary Foundation, Rotary International District 3170 and international partner Rotary Club of Seoul Jeil; RID 3640.
The Centres are established at both North and South District Hospital were inaugurated by the Minister for Health, Shri Vishwajit Rane and District Governor, Rtn. Arun D. Bhandare in the presence of Deputy Speaker, Shri Joshua De Souza and Minister for Captain of Ports, Shri Digambar Kamat.
Through this grant program Rotary Club of Panaji Riviera aims to decentralize chemotherapy services and make them accessible at district level. This will reduce travel and financial burden on patients and caregivers and will improve treatment compliance and continuity of care for cancer patients. These day care centres will help to decongest Goa Medical College so they can focus on complex cases.
This initiative will benefit the underprivileged, economically backward and rural cancer patients who require follow-up chemotherapy closer to home. The facility will give immense relief to caregivers and families of the cancer patients by reducing their travel, costs, and caregiver fatigue.
