| Year |
Event |
| 1980 |
Starting the
first Enterostomal Therapy training programme in India Inauguration of
Canteen/Catering training unit of the Rehabilitation Centre by
Miss Thangam Philip, Principal, Catering Technology, Bombay Inauguration of
Children's Recreational activities Starting of
Nagpur Cancer Registry Started Cancer
Education Units Establishment
of Solapur Branch of the Indian Cancer Society Arrangement of
first picnic for children patients at Aksha Beach, Malad |
| 1981 |
New building of
the Rehabilitation Centre formally inaugurated by Air-Chief
Marshal O.P.Mehra, the then Governor of Maharashtra
Government of
Maharashtra allotted a plot of land to Indian Cancer Society for
Medical Research Centre at Maharshi Karve Road
Inauguration of
the collaborative project on Rehabilitation of Rural Cancer
Patients and their families with National Institute of
Handicapped Research of U. S. Department of Health, Education
and Welfare at Taj Mahal Hotel
Inauguration of
the Printing Press Unit of Rehabilitation Centre by Mr. Saran
Singh, the then Secretary, Ministry of Social Welfare,
Government of India
 |
| 1982 |
Receipt of
award for outstanding achievement in the field of training and
employment of the disabled from Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry for 1981, New Delhi Starting
of Orthotic and Prosthetic Unit and aids and appliances scheme
for giving free appliances to needy cancer patients with
grant-in-aid from Ministry of Welfare, Government of India
Implementation
of Placement and Self-employment scheme with grant-in-aid from Ministry
of Welfare, Government of India Recognisation
of the Rehabilitation Centre for implementing ADP scheme for
physically handicapped person by Ministry of Welfare, Government
of India Donation of 500
artificial larynges from Kyoseikai Trust, Japan
|
| 1983 |
Visit of Mrs.
Wiesenthal, Member of Reach to Recovery, American Cancer Society
Establishment
of Society's branch at Delhi and starting of two Cancer
Detection Centres by this branch at Delhi and Mobile Cancer
Detection units
President of
India appointed Dr. Jussawalla as Hon. Surgeon on his staff and
he was nominated to the Advisory Committee of Cancer Research by
the Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research, New
Delhi An exhibition
was held at Sholapur by the Rehabilitation Centre
Model project
for rehabilitation of cancer patients in six districts of
Western Maharashtra was taken up and successfully completed.
Financial assistance for the project given by Ministry of Social
Welfare, Government of India |
| 1984 |
The Director of
the Rehabilitation Centre was invited to participate at 15th
World Congress of Rehabilitation International held at Lisbon,
Portugal Two export
orders for Christmas decoratives received from New Zealand and
U.S.A. and successfully completed Completion of
NIHR Project on Rehabilitation of Rural patients and their
families Allotment of
land at Bandra-Kurla Complex to Indian Cancer Society by Bombay
Metropolitan Regional Development Authority Organization of
first orientation lecture and visit of medical students from
Preventive and Social Medicine Department of Sion Hospital |
| 1985 |
Deputed two
staff members for a six months training course in Rehabilitation
at Bangalore |
| 1986 |
Visit of Dr.
Philip Selby, the then Executive Director of UICC
Participation in 13th Asia Pacific Rehabilitation Conference in Bombay Lady
Ratan Tata Medical & Research Centre became functional in
May 1986
Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare, Government of India gave grant-in-aid
to the Society for a three year Cancer Control Project |
| 1987 |
Inauguration of
a special project for the Rehabilitation of Children and Youth
Cancer Patients by Dr. Edward Beattie, Former Director of the
Sloan Kettering Memorial, New York at the Rehabilitation Centre
Published
final NIHR report
Inauguration of
the first Cancer Insurance Scheme in India
Presentation of
vehicle to Indian Cancer Society by Puncham organisation
|
| 1989 |
Workshop on
Cancer Education in schools jointly organised with Tata Memorial
Hospital Grant-in-aid
from OXFAM for equipment |
Events Archives - 1980s