Dr. Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao Cancer Care Trust, brain child of Honorable Chief Minister, Shri Nara Chandrababu Naidu, who envisioned to provide quality healthcare at highly affordable rates in order to serve the poor cancer patients spread over the State of Andhra Pradesh. The Government of A.P has already invested in and created infrastructure across the state at some of the public health care institutions. Now it envisioned to establish Centers of Excellence in Cancer Care at each district of the state of Andhra Pradesh initially with abed strength of 250 at each institute.

Dr NTR Cancer Care Trust which is registered under Government of Andhra Pradesh vide G.O.R.T No. 126 HM & FW (B2) Dept. dt.9-4-2018 with Regd. No. 72/2018 of the Joint Sub Registrar, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh is a Special Purpose vehicle (SPV) to provide support for achievement of objective of an effective cancer care program in every district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The District Cancer Care Institutions (CCIs) under the Trust would be nodal state institutions and resource centers for monitoring the implementation of cancer related public health programs including National Program for Palliative Care (NPPC), National Oral Health Program (NOHP), National Program for Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS), National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) and any such program that may be envisaged from time to time pertaining to Cancer Care. Screening as per NCD guidelines and delivery of cancer care shall be continued in very district of Andhra Pradesh. NABH accreditation shall be aimed as per health Department’s existing MoU with NABH on accreditation of these specialized hospitals with the National System.

With the objective of creating a world-class, high-end tertiary Cancer care institution which provides affordable care, it is proposed to operate Centers of Excellence (CoEs) at each district. While the District General Hospitals will operate basic, emergency as well as support specialties to the cancer care, the proposed Cancer Care CoEs will be bid out to private players to manage and operate. The private players are expected to invest in the required incremental state-of-art medical infrastructure, upgradation of physical infrastructure and also all the professional staff (clinicians, paramedical, and administration/ support) required to run the Cancer Care Institutions.

While individual CoEs and services will retain independence in operating their own areas, they will be expected to do so within a “common operating framework”. The Governing Body and Executive Director, Dr. NTR Cancer Care Trust will oversee co-ordination between various departments and be responsible for overall quality of treatment and practices