India, Feb. 1 -- Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025-26 in Parliament today, 1 February 2025. Laying emphasis on improving cancer care and treatment for millions in the country, the government has decided to set up Day Care Cancer Centres in all district hospitals in the next 3 years, with 200 centres coming up in 2025-26.

"Organisations must now implement specialised staffing models, establish robust supply chain networks for cancer medications, and create integrated patient care pathways that connect primary care with specialised oncology services for successful implementation", saidJoy Chakraborty, COO, P.D. Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai.

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