Narayana Health, VC firm W Health Ventures to launch cancer care clinics
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Narayana Health is ramping up its oncology offerings with a new chain of cancer care centres, taking the treatment to patients and keeping them out of hospitals as the disease burden rises in India.
The multispecialty hospital chain launched Everhope Oncology, a joint venture with healthtech-focused venture capital firm W Health Ventures and venture studio 2070 Health, with a seed investment of $10 million. Everhope will set up day-care centres across the country, starting with metro cities.
“We’re used to a very hospital-centric way of thinking about our business…we provide services in very intensive care settings with huge amounts of investment and infrastructure," Viren Shetty, vice chairman at Narayana Health, told Mint in an interview. “But what ends up happening is the entire experience of getting cancer treatment becomes very intimidating." “Cancer is becoming so widespread that people are scared to even take the leap of coming to a hospital for treatment," Shetty said.
“What we’re trying with this is to separate it out from the hospital." Read more: India must adopt a policy framework for early cancer detection The joint venture will establish medical and surgical cancer care facilities in Delhi and Mumbai, and plans to expand to 10 cities in the next three years. These centres, which will have 10-20 beds on an average, will provide diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care for cancer patients, including chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, and palliative care.
India’s rising cancer burden is a cause for concern, with an estimated 8 million people living with the disease in the country. According to a study published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, one in nine Indians
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