Overview

• Chief Minister Rekha Gupta opened the Apollo Athena facility on Tuesday at Defence Colony in New Delhi.
• Reports describe the centre as the first dedicated cancer care facility for women in the national capital, with one outlet characterising it as Asia’s first-of-its-kind.
• The hospital and government leaders said the centre is designed to ensure dignity, privacy and specialised, timely treatment for female patients.
• Gupta said the administration aims to make advanced medical services available to residents of Delhi as well as patients from across India and abroad.
• ICMR cancer registry data noting breast and cervical cancers as the most common among Indian women was cited as context, and MP Bansuri Swaraj highlighted national efforts on prevention, early detection, treatment and patient care.