Kotak Securities partners with Cancer Institute (WIA) Adyar, Chennai and presents a mammogram machine for early detection of breast cancer

Chennai : Kotak Securities Limited (KSL) has partnered with Cancer Institute (WIA) Adyar, Chennai, through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative and presented the medical institute with a mammogram machine for early detection and treatment of breast cancer.

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.

Kotak Securities, under this impactful 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 (https://cancerinstitutewia.in/#) 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.