GE Health ties up with US institute to set up cancer care centres in India.

GE Healthcare and Cancer Treatment Services International (CTSI) plans to develop 25 world-class cancer care centres across the country.

The network will be built at an investment of $120 million (Rs. 720 crore) over five years, Terri Bresenham, CEO, GE Healthcare (South Asia), said.

Bresenham, who was in the city for the rollout of Discovery IQ PET/CT at Sri Ramakrishna Hospital, told BusinessLine that the network would help elevate the standard of cancer care and make treatment more affordable.

'Cancer doesn't need to be a death sentence. While healthcare in India is considered the world's most affordable, investment in the system is just one per cent of GDP. Because the basic structure is cost-effective, if the government doubles its investment, the results can be phenomenal. GE, in partnership with the private sector and the governments of Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, is designing a model to tackle the issue,' Bresenham said.


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