NTPC Bongaigaon has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF) to implement a Community-Based Cancer Screening Project in Kokrajhar district.
The ₹33 lakh project aims to provide preventive and diagnostic cancer care to around 81,000 people across various villages, ensuring last-mile outreach through four Block Primary Health Centres (BPHCs) and approximately 80 Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs).
The initiative will focus on early detection of oral, breast, and cervical cancers, conduct awareness and sensitization programs, and offer home-based palliative care for patients in need. The MoA signing ceremony was led by Shri Arnab Maitra, Head of Project, NTPC Bongaigaon.
The year-long project, funded for the second time since its inception in 2024-25, adopts a phased approach to screening, awareness, and linkage of confirmed patients to government health schemes for cashless or reimbursable treatment. The initiative will also strengthen the public health system by expanding the reach of existing government programmes into remote areas.
The partnership aligns with Schedule VII (i) of the Companies Act, 2013 and contributes to Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 3 – Good Health and Well-being and SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals.
Source – sarkaritel.com
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