The Gujarat Cancer Society, one of the oldest public charitable trusts in the country, Thursday announced a fund raiser event for their ambitious project of building Asias largest cancer care centre here.
"We are building a new super-specialty cancer hospital on 25 acres of land. The hospital will have a total capacity of 1650 beds - making it one of the largest cancer treatment facilities in Asia," said Pankaj Shah, director of the Gujarat Cancer Society.
"A self-financed medical college will also be operational from August next year," he said.
Established in 1960, Gujarat Cancer Society has been instrumental in creating initial infrastructure for cancer care in Gujarat. The fund raiser event will be held Saturday.
The event will also celebrate the societys 50th anniversary.
"More than 1.5 lakh people in Gujarat are currently living with cancer. The existing cancer hospitals in Gujarat are running at near 100 percent bed occupancy levels," said Pankaj Patel, executive chairman and vice president of the Gujarat Cancer Society.
"The project is estimated to cost around Rs.300 crore," he added.
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