Jagan stresses on preventive measures to fight cancer

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday said that focus should be put on prevention and curative measures of cancer.

He said LINAC machines should be available in four teaching hospitals.

During a review meeting on the Medical and Health department at his camp office near here, the Chief Minister said focus should be laid on cancer prevention and curative systems and every medical college should have a separate department for cancer.

In the four teaching hospitals of Vijayawada, Ananthapur, Kakinada and Guntur, LINAC machines (linear accelerators) should be set up and should be followed up in places in Srikakulam, Nellore, Ongole in a phased manner.

The Cancer wing in seven medical colleges should be modernized and strengthened, the Chief Minister said, and in the new medical colleges that are coming up, modernized cancer wings should be set up.

A Special Officer should be appointed to monitor the family doctor programme in districts and said that the problem of anemia should solved within one year. Village Clinics should have 12 types of rapid diagnostic kits with 67 types of medicine, the Chief Minister said adding that child health should be taken up on priority basis.