AMC to open Cancer Hospital and Palliative Care Center

AMC to open Cancer Hospital and Palliative Care Center

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) today announced its final budget of over ₹15,500 crore for the year 2025-26. In this budget, ₹10 crore has been allocated to set up a cancer hospital and palliative care centre for cancer patients.

The budget states that due to modern lifestyles and stressful living conditions, cancer has become a major burden on society. Its treatment is expensive and financially challenging. Apart from government civil hospitals, it has been decided to allocate ₹10.00 crore in the budget to establish a dedicated cancer unit and palliative care centre in a municipal hospital to provide specialised treatment for cancer patients. DeshGujarat