| Dr. A.C. Kataki, Director | | Dr. Jagannath Dev Sharma, Chief-Consultant, Pathology and Principal Investigator | | Dr. S.B. Medhi, Superintendent (Medical), Co-Principal Investigator | | Dr. P.K. Choudhury, Superintendent (Administration), Co-Principal Investigator |
| | Dr. B Barooah Cancer Institute (BBCI) was set up in 1973 as a private hospital by a society of philanthropists with the hope of helping cancer patients. It was the first and the only Institute of this type in the entire North East Region. It was recognized by Government of India as a Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) in 1980 and taken over by Government of Assam in 1986 and in the same year development of this Institute was included in the Assam Accord signed by Govt. of Assam, Govt. of India and All Assam Students Union. In November 1989, the State Govt. of Assam entered into an agreement with the North East council and the Department of Atomic Energy, known as Tripartite Agreement, with the objective of mobilizing resources for the development of this Institute. In pursuance of this agreement a plan of action called Revitalization Plan Phase - I was prepared and implemented from 1980 - 90 onwards. The Tripartite Agreement was further renewed on 9/10/97 and in pursuance of this second agreement, a phase II of the Revitalization Plan was proposed and implemented and extended up to March 2004. The administration and the management of this Institute has been vested upon with the Board of Directors headed by the Chairman of the North Eastern Council. This Institute has also been recognized by the Medical Council of India as a centre for training of housemen and for further up-gradation to a teaching Institute. It is an 85 bedded hospital, and has 9 departments viz. Radiation Oncology, General Surgical Oncology, Gynaec-Oncology, Head and Neck surgical Oncology, Medical Oncology, Anesthesiology, pathology, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine. An effort has been made for cancer prevention and early detection by holding Rural Camps in remote villages of Assam and other NE states since 1993 and this has become usual practice for BBCI to educate public through camps with the help of local people by organizing seminars and popular talks. BBCI also has early cancer detection clinic and pain clinic and effort has been made to make full-fledged hospice for terminal care.
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