A US-based Uppalapati Foundation president Uppalapati V. Raju on Sunday laid foundation stone for the construction of Vijayasree memorial 100-bed cancer hospital on the premises of Sri Gurudeva Charitable Trust at Mangalamapalem in Kothavalasa mandal of Vizianagaram district. Mr. Raju came forward to construct the hospital in memory of his wife Vijayasree He unveiled her statue in the presence of the several doctors and representatives of the Trust.
Mr. Raju said that many cancer patients were dying due to the lack of access for medicines and treatment. He hoped that the hospital would provide services free of cost to the poor. The Trust founder Raparthi Jagadish Babu said that many patients in remote areas were not even going for treatment as they were unable to bear the cost. He thanked Mr. Raju for coming forward to provide ₹2.5 crore for construction of the cancer hospital. Mr. Raju distributed artificial limbs to the physically challenged persons.
