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Ravi who hails from Chennai in Tamil Nadu, worked at Chennai’s Adyar Cancer Institute before moving to Silchar with his family in 2007 as a director of CCHRC.
At the time, the hospital, which started in 1996, was operating with a staff of 23, with some 1,200-odd patients every year. But Dr Kannan gradually observed something that made him concerned: very few of the patients would come back for treatment.
Dr. Kannan s pioneering role in revolutionizing cancer care in the North Eastern Region (NER) of India. The NER, characterized by its remoteness and limited medical access, faced tremendous obstacles in battling cancer, a disease of high mortality and substantial emotional and financial burdens for patients and their families.