Nagpur, 03 June

(HS): The NTPC, under its social corporate responsibility (CSR) Fund, will

support establishment of a Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) unit at the All India

Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Nagpur

The initiative conceptualised

by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis aims to provide treatment for patients

suffering from sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemia in Nagpur. Their dependence

on treatment facilities in Mumbai will be reduced.

A Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) has been signed between NTPC and AIIMS for the purpose.

NTPC will support infrastructure development and treatment of needy patients at

the BMT unit.

Fadnavis thanked

NTPC for the support in setting up the MBT unit at AIIMS, Nagpur. The unit

would become an important medical facility in Central India, especially for

children, tribal communities and patients from rural areas. Fadnavis

highlighted the importance of the facility, as sickle cell anaemia and

thalassaemia is prevalent prominently among tribals and backward classes in

Central India. The BMT Unit will be established in the AIIMS premises in MIHAN.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar