DONATE A LIFE : 106 CHILDREN ARE CANCER FREE.

DONATE A LIFE : 106 CHILDREN ARE CANCER FREE. 


With an objective of gifting a complete happy life with holistic health and wellness, this programme has been initiated by Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital and Research Centre to extend free treatment for the treatable blood cancers [Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Low Risk (ALL), Acute Promylocytic Leukemia (APML), Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (HL)] in the children aged between 1 and 14.

 This project started in August 2014 & anticipated expenditure per patient is Rs 5 lacs.

 155 Children received free treatment including medicines  (worth Rs 4,48,26,774/-) till March, 2020.  

 Now 115 children are receiving treatment and of which 106 are Cancer Free. 

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