NRI couple donate Rs 10 crore to Indo-American Cancer Hospital

In addition to providing state-of-the-art cancer treatment facilities at subsidised rates for poor families, the BIACH&RI had recently decided to increase its focus on advanced cancer research

Hyderabad: An NRI couple from the United States, Dr Raghavendra Rao and Kalyani, have donated Rs 10 crore to establish Indo-American Cancer Research Organisation (IACRO) under Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute (BIACH&RI).

As a part of the initiative, on the occasion of Shivaratri on Wednesday, Dr Rao and Kalyani donated the first instalment of Rs 5 crore by handing over a cheque to the senior management of BIACH&RI, in the presence of its chairman and actor Balakrishna.

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In addition to providing state-of-the-art cancer treatment facilities at subsidised rates for poor families, the BIACH&RI had recently decided to increase its focus on advanced cancer research.

As a part of this initiative, the hospital has decided to establish an ultra-modern research facility IACRO to allow scientists and researchers to take up advanced cutting-edge research on cancer.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Raghavendra Rao hoped that the new cancer research centre at BIACH&RI will bring new hope to lakhs of cancer patients in the country. Senior oncologists and cancer researchers were present.