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Cancer … it’s the diagnosis we all dread. Now, imagine living in rural southern India with limited access to cancer care. At the local hospital, patients have access to an oncologist, chemotherapy and surgery. However, if radiation therapy is required, the patient has no choice but to leave their home and community. This move places significant emotional and financial stress on both the patient and their loved ones.
High treatment costs and the need to travel often cause patients to abandon their treatment, putting their life at risk.
Be A Part Of Something Really Big! So Far We’ve Raised Over C$475,000 For This Advanced Cancer Care System Which Will Arrive in 2027.
Double Your Impact!*
*Until January 31st, 2027, We’ll match total donations up to $100,000 in total for a net program benefit of $200,000!*
1 Cancer incidence estimates for 2022 & projection for 2025: Result from National Cancer Registry Programme, India
OVERVIEW OF HEALTH CONDITIONS IN INDIA
Not only does cancer affect the body; it affects mental health, livelihood, family, and much more.
In India, one in nine people are likely to develop cancer in his/her lifetime. The National Cancer Registry Program in India reported in 2022 that lung and breast cancers were the leading sites of cancer in males and females, respectively. Among the childhood (0-14 yr) cancers, lymphoid leukemia (boys: 29.2% and girls: 24.2%) was the leading cancer location. The incidence of cancer cases is estimated to increase by 12.8 per cent in 2025 as compared to 2020.
In India, people diagnosed with cancer and their families often need practical and emotional support programs throughout the entire cancer journey: diagnosis, treatment, recovery and remission. For many in India, these programs are unaffordable.
Cancer often requires relatively expensive, complex, multimodal medical treatment for extended periods, leading to household impoverishment, treatment abandonment, and, too often, poor outcomes, especially if the disease is detected at a later stage or patients cannot adhere to a full regime of treatment.
This cancer system, called a LINAC, is for The Sri Narayani Hospital and Allied Medical Services Group. The Hospital Group’s motto is “Service With Love” and the purpose of this organization is to decommercialize medicine and make quality health care accessible while providing excellent technical care. Sri Narayani Hospital incorporates human values in medical care and spiritual well being as a medical concept.
Above photo is the Main Sri Narayani Hospital Campus. The Nursing College and other Colleges, Institutes and Hospitals are on auxiliary sites.
Why The Sri Narayani Hospital and Research Centre Group Of Medical Institutions?
Canadians Sharing Locally and Globally believes in the vision of The Sri Narayani Hospital and Research Group. Founded on the 100-year vision of the Sri Sakthi Amma Health Care Trust, this group of highly effective medical institutions in Thirumalaikodi near Vellore deliver high-quality medical care to under-served rural communities at metropolitan standards.
Included in this group are:
- The Sri Narayani Ayurvedic Centre
- Sri Narayani School & College of Nursing
- Sri Sakthi Amma Institute of Allied Health Science
- Sri Sakthi Amma Hospital
- Sri Sakthi Amma Clinics
- Sri Sakthi Amma Institute of Biomedical Research
Since 2004, this group of medical institutions has improved patients’ outcomes, supported families and empowered communities by providing local healthcare services and promoting preventative medicine.
HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT THE ROAD TO RECOVERY
Canadians Sharing Locally and Globally works to reduce healthcare challenges faced by underserved communities in India. The total cost for this Varian TrueBeam Cancer Treatment System is approximately C$ 2,800,000. So far we have raised over $365,000 for this system.
With the purchase of the LINAC, The Sri Narayani Hospital aims to care for approximately 1,000 patients annually. Nearly three-quarters of its cancer patients fall below India’s poverty line and depend on subsidized treatment options.
Your donation will help make vital medical care available locally to those who need it most.
