Chennai, Sep 3, 2024: In a move to bolster the fight against breast cancer, Kotak Securities Limited has donated a mammogram machine to the Cancer Institute (WIA) in Adyar, Chennai, through its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, enabling early detection and treatment for countless patients.
Through this CSR collaboration, Kotak Securities aims to cater to a large women population of Tamil Nadu and other areas. The state-of-the-art mammogram machine installed has cutting-edge capabilities to identify early signs of breast cancer, enabling timely and effective medical treatment.
This initiative will play a pivotal role in ensuring effective diagnosis to approximately 30-35 patients per day, prioritising enhanced treatment outcomes through a smooth and fast process. Being a public charitable institute, the hospital will provide the diagnostic services either for free or at an affordable rate depending on the socio-economic status of the patient. The machine can radiologically penetrate through the layers of the breast, detect any lump or tumour and help fast-track the course of treatment.
Shripal Shah, MD & CEO, Kotak Securities, said, “Cancer Institute (WIA) Adyar has a legacy of more than 50 years of serving and treating people. We are proud to be associated with an institute of their repute. With a woman being diagnosed with breast cancer every four minutes, this cancer-detecting machine will help the institute help women from across rural parts of southern India fight the disease promptly.”
The Cancer Institute (WIA) or Adyar Cancer Institute, Chennai is a public charitable institution dedicated to the service of cancer patients since 1954.
Dr E Hemanth Raj, Executive Vice Chairman, Adyar Cancer Institute, said, “On behalf of the patients and staff of Cancer Institute (WIA), I would like to thank Kotak Securities Ltd, for donating the mammogram machine. This will be used by us in the diagnosis of breast cancer and also facilitating treatment in all socio-economic categories of patients. At the institute 60% of our patients are general ward patients who are treated either totally free or highly subsidized through various governmental & non-governmental welfare schemes. We are very grateful to the entire management of Kotak Securities for so willingly and proactively supporting us.”
Kotak Securities, under its CSR initiatives, implements education and livelihood programmes in addition to healthcare services.
