Meghalayas regional cancer centre aims to be a gamechanger in northeast
By India Blooms News Service Apr 29, 2023
The Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) at North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) Mawdiangdiang in Shillong is expected to be a game-changer in the combat against the disease in Meghalaya.
The region is considered as a Cancer Capital with the rise in cases.
The state-of-the-art 252-bed facility, comprising all three branches of oncology Surgical, Medical and Radiation Oncology, is expected to become the centre for cancer treatment in the entire northeast region of India, reports East Mojo.
Indian Multinational conglomerate Company Larsen Toubro (LT) constructed the seven-floor building.
The structure was completed last year.
The Regional Cancer Centre at NEIGRIHMS is a composite unit having all three branches of oncology Surgical, Medical and Radiation Oncology, the news portal reported.