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Itanagar, Aug. 2 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu Tuesday stressed the importance of involving community-based organisations to raise

this has shown that primary health centres often fail to correctly diagnose diseases such as cancer, and patients are forced to go to tertiary care facilities for a correct diagnosis, treatment and care. “When cancer is detected at an advanced stage, treatment may not be possible, which is why the survival rate is poor here [in the northeastern region],” Chandra said. To get around this problem, the Arunachal Pradesh government decided this March to start screening people for common cancers...

On an overcast afternoon in October, 22-year-old Surabhi Arandhara stood holding her two-year-old son, Arshik Jyoti, as he cried uncontrollably. Arshik was diagnosed with lymphoma in September. Arandhara, a soft-voiced widow clad in an orange saree, choked back tears while telling us her story. Living in a remote village in Assams Jorhat district seven hours away, Arandhara and her in-laws barely have any money for the childs treatment. With the help of a woman she fondly refers to as bou (si...