Adyar Cancer Institute appeals to public for donations

The appeal said the institute required funds to procure N95 masks, gloves, PPE kits, had to maintain equipment, purchase drugs and take care of the poor patients and staff.

The Cancer Institute, Adyar, has put out an appeal for donations citing the “unprecedented second wave (of COVID-19) that has started pulling us back in a big way.” Although all departments in the institute were functional but with the subsequent restrictions, the patient flow had been reduced to a small fraction of the normal operations. However, the institute’s operational expenses remained the same. “Our staff are excellent in doing dedicated service in spite of the serious risks involved,” the appeal read. “We have to continue to function, and the institute has always been in the forefront when it comes to taking care of poor and socio-economically weak patients, who get the standard treatment, totally free, pandemic or not.”