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| HC seeks status report on treatment of cancer patients at SKIMS | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 7: A Division Bench of the high court today directed the counsel appearing on behalf of Chief Secretary and Director SKIMS to file a status report indicating details about treatment of cancer patients.
"Over the years there has been drastic increase in the number of malignancies cases in the state of J&K.
To cater to the needs of growing population with growing cancer cases, "State Cancer Institute" an exclusive center for cancer patients was proposed by the state government with the assistance of Central Government.
Hearing a Public Interest Litigation, a division bench of the court directed that report shall indicate details as to what is the cost of construction on new block for treatment of cancer patients, what is the time frame fixed by completion of construction, how much amount has been earmarked for the same, how many operation theaters are in the institute specially for surgery of cancer patients, how many therapy centers are in place and number of General wards, payment wards and VIPs wards in the SKIMS soura.
The court was hearing a PIL filed by Rabia Khurshid and other person , seeking direction to the authorities to comply with the guidelines for strengthening of Tertiary Care of Cancer as provided by Government of India in letter and spirit.
The PIL seeks construction of operation theatres in the upcoming State Cancer Institute as per the proposed requisition.
The petitioners also seek direction to the authorities to make available operation theatres for the department of surgical oncology for all seven days in the week.
"Presently there is long list of cancer patient waiting for their turn to be operated, unfortunately there are only two days assigned for cancer surgeries in the (SKIMS) institute as a result of which either patients die in the wait-list or the cancer has already done an irreparable damage to their bodies," the petitioners said. World is facing an epidemic of non-communicable diseases and it is predicted that cancer will be an important cause of mortality and morbidity all over the world in next few decades, they said. Further, it is estimated that the incidence of new cancer cases will rise from 12.7 million cases in 2008 to 21.4 million by 2030, and nearly two-thirds of it will occur in low-to-middle income countries, the petitioners added. |
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