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Ludhiana, December 27
Taking forward the Christian Medical College (CMC) project on health care and research on the cancer population in certain Bathinda villages and adjoining areas, a leading pharmaceutical company is working on the project of a “lab on wheels”. The development of a “hospital at doorstep” gains importance in the context that there are insignificant medical facilities in the backward areas.
The Betty Cowan Research and Innovation Centre (BCRIC) of the Christian Medical College , Ludhiana, has received positive signals from Eppendorf India Limited, a leading Biotechnology Research Company, Chennai, for assisting in a “molecular mobile lab” design, equipment and even partnering for a cause to help rural communities in Punjab.
Confirming the development, Dr Neeta D Sinnappah Kang, head of Innovation at BCRIC, said the lab would carry along a team of expert doctors and related laboratory facilities as well.
The recommendation gains importance against the backdrop of a recent international study which has stated that the number of cancer-related deaths globally will triple by 2030.
Dr Kang said, “During our visit to the heavily cancer-affected areas of Jajjal, Husnar, Kotbhai, Bhuttiwala and Gyana villages of Bathinda and Giddarbaha districts, we discovered that availability of funds and proper health-care facilities in rural areas were the biggest factors for poor physical upkeep of residents. Manpreet Badal, Finance Minister, has shown interest in supporting medical and dental camps in these affected areas".
Dr Kang said, “People in the most severely affected belt of Bathinda have lost hope in medical teams and journalists visiting their homes. Villagers told us that the issue had been so much highlighted in the area that it had become difficult for them to get their children married."
Dr Kang said, “It is best to put oneself in the shoes of the affected population to really understand their problems. With a detailed molecular and cytogenetic analysis of cancer markers and availability of medical facilities, we will have ground to formulate an action plan for the future of rural Punjab”. Dr Kang added, “Mobile molecular/cytogenetic labs can be very effective in early detection (screening) of cancer which can save lives. In fact, voluntary organisations, NGOs, corporate bodies need to tie up with the programme for a better mass rural health care”.
Taking forward the Christian Medical College (CMC) project on health care and research on the cancer population in certain Bathinda villages and adjoining areas, a leading pharmaceutical company is working on the project of a “lab on wheels”. The development of a “hospital at doorstep” gains importance in the context that there are insignificant medical facilities in the backward areas.
The Betty Cowan Research and Innovation Centre (BCRIC) of the Christian Medical College , Ludhiana, has received positive signals from Eppendorf India Limited, a leading Biotechnology Research Company, Chennai, for assisting in a “molecular mobile lab” design, equipment and even partnering for a cause to help rural communities in Punjab.
Confirming the development, Dr Neeta D Sinnappah Kang, head of Innovation at BCRIC, said the lab would carry along a team of expert doctors and related laboratory facilities as well.
The recommendation gains importance against the backdrop of a recent international study which has stated that the number of cancer-related deaths globally will triple by 2030.
Dr Kang said, “During our visit to the heavily cancer-affected areas of Jajjal, Husnar, Kotbhai, Bhuttiwala and Gyana villages of Bathinda and Giddarbaha districts, we discovered that availability of funds and proper health-care facilities in rural areas were the biggest factors for poor physical upkeep of residents. Manpreet Badal, Finance Minister, has shown interest in supporting medical and dental camps in these affected areas".
Dr Kang said, “People in the most severely affected belt of Bathinda have lost hope in medical teams and journalists visiting their homes. Villagers told us that the issue had been so much highlighted in the area that it had become difficult for them to get their children married."
Dr Kang said, “It is best to put oneself in the shoes of the affected population to really understand their problems. With a detailed molecular and cytogenetic analysis of cancer markers and availability of medical facilities, we will have ground to formulate an action plan for the future of rural Punjab”. Dr Kang added, “Mobile molecular/cytogenetic labs can be very effective in early detection (screening) of cancer which can save lives. In fact, voluntary organisations, NGOs, corporate bodies need to tie up with the programme for a better mass rural health care”.
