Healthcare IT News January 19, 2024
The local robotic surgery market is expected to boom as demands fly and options expand and become cheaper.
The Regional Cancer Centre in Kerala’s capital Thiruvananthapuram has reportedly received $7 million in funding to put up a robotic surgery facility, which is a first in a public hospital in India.
Inaugurated this week, the robotic surgery unit was established through the Rebuild Kerala Initiative. The same programme is helping set up a similar facility at Malabar Cancer Centre.
WHY IT MATTERS
Until recently, robot-assisted surgery (RAS) as part of cancer treatment is only accessible in big hospitals in the country and abroad. In the state of Kerala, only three health institutions offer the service, namely Apollo Adlux Hospital, Amrita...
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