Fund raising event for Asia’s largest cancer care centre this Saturday

The Gujarat Cancer Society(established in 1960) has organized a fund raiser fashion show event on Saturday in Ahmedabad for their ambitious Rs.300 crore project of building Asia’s largest cancer care centre in Ahmedabad. The event will also celebrate the society’s 50th anniversary.

‘We are building a new super-specialty 1650 beds cancer hospital on 25 acres of land ,’ said Pankaj Shah, director of the Gujarat Cancer Society.

Shah said that Gujarat Cancer Society’s self-financed medical college will be operational from August next year.

‘More than 1.5 lakh people in Gujarat are currently living with cancer. The existing cancer hospitals in Gujarat are running at near 100 percent bed occupancy levels,’ said Pankaj Patel, executive chairman and vice president of the Gujarat Cancer Society.

The fund raiser event will showcase Ahmedabad based designer duo Shyamal Bhumika’s collection. Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha actor Saif Ali Khan are also scheduled to participate in the fashion show.