<p> The State government has proposed to upgrade cancer centres at the divisional level in a bid to reduce the pressure on Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology in Bangalore, Minister of State for Medical Education Dr Sharan Prakash Patil said on Friday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Speaking to reporters, Patil said peripheral cancer centres in Mandya and Gulbarga would be upgraded to full-fledged hospitals. The Centre has released Rs 45 crore for the Mandya cancer centre and the State government has chipped in 25 per cent as its share, the minister said. <br /><br />Patil added that the government had written to the Centre to allot grants for upgrading the Gulbarga cancer centre. <br /><br />The State has already earmarked Rs 10 crore to upgrade the centre. <br /><br />The Centre has also allotted Rs 125 crore for improving the infrastructure at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology. Patil said he had recently visited the hospital as a common man without any escort. <br /><br />Patients had complained about delays in getting CT scan and radiation therapy. Upgrading medical infrastructure will help address the grievance, he said. <br /><br />Replying to a query, the minister said suppliers of inferior quality medicines would be blacklisted. </p>
<p> The State government has proposed to upgrade cancer centres at the divisional level in a bid to reduce the pressure on Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology in Bangalore, Minister of State for Medical Education Dr Sharan Prakash Patil said on Friday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Speaking to reporters, Patil said peripheral cancer centres in Mandya and Gulbarga would be upgraded to full-fledged hospitals. The Centre has released Rs 45 crore for the Mandya cancer centre and the State government has chipped in 25 per cent as its share, the minister said. <br /><br />Patil added that the government had written to the Centre to allot grants for upgrading the Gulbarga cancer centre. <br /><br />The State has already earmarked Rs 10 crore to upgrade the centre. <br /><br />The Centre has also allotted Rs 125 crore for improving the infrastructure at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology. Patil said he had recently visited the hospital as a common man without any escort. <br /><br />Patients had complained about delays in getting CT scan and radiation therapy. Upgrading medical infrastructure will help address the grievance, he said. <br /><br />Replying to a query, the minister said suppliers of inferior quality medicines would be blacklisted. </p>
