The 80 portable digital hand-held X-ray machines will help detect tuberculosis in rural districts, while the new CT scan facilities will be available at hospitals in Vaijapur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and Dahanu, the deputy CM said
Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde at an event in Thane on Sunday. Pic/X
The Maharashtra government will establish day-care chemotherapy centres in seven cities to enhance cancer care, Deputy Chief Minister (CM) Eknath Shinde announced on Sunday, according to news agency PTI.
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These centres will be set up in Thane, Solapur, Ahilyanagar, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Nanded, and Wardha, Shinde revealed.
As part of the initiative, eight cancer mobile vans, 102 ambulances, seven advanced life support ambulances, two CT (computed tomography) machines, and 80 digital handheld X-ray machines will be deployed to serve underserved areas, he added, according to PTI.
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