Cancer survivor makes use of Holi colors for a trigger

By Express News Service
BARGARH: A most cancers survivor of Bargarh adopted a singular technique on Holi to attract consideration in the direction of the most cancers hospital venture within the district which has didn’t take off even after greater than a 12 months of its announcement by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

The picture of Aswini Darjee which wentviral on social media | ExpressSearching for to attract the federal government’s consideration to the proposed venture, Aswini Darjee posted his image on Facebook with ‘I Want Cancer Hospital in Bargarh’ written on his physique in several colors. The image went viral and has been doing rounds on varied social media platforms since Monday.

During a public assembly at Ichhapali close to Sohela on February 21, 2019, the Chief Minister had introduced the most cancers hospital in Bargarh. Later on January 21 final 12 months, Naveen reiterated concerning the venture throughout inauguration of the brand new constructing of the district headquarters hospital (DHH) at Tukurla. 

Subsequently, a crew of Odisha Cancer Care Foundation (OCCF) visited the premises of the DHH, Bargarh to determine land for the hospital and assessment infrastructure for the proposed venture. The crew was glad with the placement for establishing a level-III most cancers hospital on the DHH premises on February 6 final 12 months. However, greater than a 12 months has handed however the venture continues to hold in steadiness.

Darjee mentioned the most cancers state of affairs in Bargarh district is worsening by the day. Citing a report, he claimed that greater than 60 per cent of the entire most cancers circumstances reported within the State yearly are from Western Odisha with majority of the sufferers belonging to Bargarh. However, the federal government has turned a blind eye to the alarming most cancers state of affairs within the district.

“The inconvenience faced by patients during Covid lockdown was evident to all. The State government is well aware of the fact that cancer treatment facilities in this region are not adequate and cannot cater to the large number of patients here. Still, it has failed to address this problem. At times, cancer patients are not even getting the regular medicines due to lack of supply and inadequate infrastructure. It is high time the government took action in this regard,” he mentioned. Since social media is a robust instrument, the most cancers survivor mentioned he determined to make an effort to attract consideration in the direction of the delayed hospital venture in a singular approach.