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It is important that cancer patients receive good nutrition...

It is true that most of the organisations providing accommodation to poor patients and their kin also provide food. However due to huge numbers involved and limited facilities, not all outstation patients and accompanying family members manage to get such accommodation. They as well as patients from within the city experience long waiting times at OPDs. Waiting is also involved until their turn comes for sessions of chemotherapy, radiation therapy etc. Sourcing healthy food during these times is difficult.

The other aspect is that most of the underprivileged children are malnourished. And they are especially vulnerable when afflicted by cancer. The disease and its treatment affect a child's appetite and the body's ability to absorb nutrients. Malnourished kids, being unable to assimilate chemotherapy, suffer from seizures, toxicity and erosion of gut lines. Eating the right kind of food before, during and after treatment can help a child feel better and stay stronger.  

Food & nutrition is provided to adult and child patients…

Food is mainly provided outside hospitals and outside OPDs to poor patients as well as accompanying family members free of cost. At some hospitals, fridges have been installed to enable well-wishers to place their donation in the form of fruits, biscuits, chikki, yoghurt etc. Patients and their kin can access the food items from these fridges.

Other NGOs are solely dedicated to help cancer-stricken children, who are provided with balanced nutrition in the form of meals, energy bars etc. Nutrition has been a life-altering difference for these kids. Food and nutrition assistance greatly helps underprivileged cancer patients who also seek benefits of affordable treatment, Government schemes and financial aid from NGOs.

Ahmedabad      Mumbai      Nagpur

'Nutritional Support Program' of Sanjeevani...Life Beyond Cancer

Nutrition-rich food packets are made available to patients from the lower socio-economic background at following super-specialty cancer hospitals: ACTREC, Kharghar (Mumbai), GCRI (Ahmedabad) and RST (Nagpur)

306, Gold Mohur, 3rd Floor, 174, Princess Street, Mumbai 400002

86910 00801

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Bangalore Bhubaneswar Chennai Delhi Guwahati Hyderabad
Jaipur Kolkata Lucknow Madurai Mumbai Pune Raipur Varanasi

Cuddles Foundation

'Cuddles Nutrition Centres' at 33 partner hospitals across India provide fresh, nutritionally balanced, calorie-appropriate hot meals to every kid visiting the hospital OPDs for cancer treatment. Click on the link below for the names of hospitals served.

407, 4th Floor, Konark Shram, 156, Tardeo Rd, Tardeo, Mumbai 400034

022-4979 0823

List of hospitals with Cuddles Nutrition Centres

Calicut

Helping Hands Charitable Trust

Free breakfast and dinner are provided to poor patients and their family members. This service covers Calicut Medical College Hospital and Government General Hospital (Beach).

98956 75542

helpinghandsonline.org/

Calicut Coimbatore Kochi Kottayam Madurai

Aroh - Giving Hope

This is an NGO for children with cancer. They provide food to the patient and the care giver through tie-ups with hospital canteens and outside restaurants. Also distribute health drinks, dry fruits and fruits to the children.

90038 88881, 99526 34484

Contact Nos in various cities

Chennai

Life Again Foundation

This programme is to provide nutrition to cancer patients undergoing treatment at hospitals in Chennai that treat people from the middle and lower income groups. Nutritious cooked food is sent to the hospitals.

32/33, 6th Street, Srivenkateswara Nagar, Kottivakkam, Chennai 600041

89390 70809

www.lifeagainfoundation.org

Delhi

Delhi Langar Seva Society

They feed OPD Patients & Attendants outside Hospitals in Delhi with simple, freshly made, wholesome meals.

Bicky Dhingra

98110 23110

Delhi      Chennai      Kolkata      Trivandrum

'Pediatric Treatment Support Program' (TSP) of CanKids...KidsCan

They support cancer-afflicted kids with the aim to fight against malnutrition. This involves providing nutrition supplements and counseling for good hygiene practices.

Chennai: 044-2441 3531, 94426 33531. Delhi: 011-4166 3670 / 71, 99535 91578
Kolkata: 80135 59338, 80172 94648. Trivandrum: 0471-606 2200, 94957 54115

www.cankidsindia.org

Hyderabad

Food & Nutrition for Patients at MNJ Institute of Oncology
by 'Impact - Caring for Children With Cancer'

Focus is on providing nutritious, hot meals to child patients at MNJ and their families. A special home-cooked meal is provided to all the children every Saturday.

IMPACT, c/o Medical Oncology, MNJ Institute of Oncology and Regional Cancer Center, Red Hills, Hyderabad 500004

97010 10591

www.impactchild.org

Hyderabad

Serve Needy Voluntary Organization

Healthy protein-rich drink is recommended by doctors to recover from chemotherapy. This organization serves the protein-rich drink every week to 300 poor patients undergoing treatment in cancer hospitals in Hyderabad.

Plot No 9, Priya Colony, Near Dhanalakshmi Kirana Store, Kakaguda, Karkhana, Secunderabad 500015.

95503 35994, 040-2784 0994

www.serveneedy.org

Hyderabad      Nagpur

Neki Ka Pitara (Fridge of Kindness) by Seva Kitchen

These fridges installed at following hospitals cater to poor patients and their relatives. Donors fill up the fridges with apples, bananas, grapes, Sofit, Amul Kool, Amul Lassi, biscuits, Rajgira chikki, small butter cubes, buns etc.

(1) MNJ Institute of Oncology and Regional Cancer Hospital, Hyderabad
(2) Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital, Hyderabad
(3) Rashtra Sant Tukdoji Regional Cancer Hospital, Nagpur (4) Donors: Call 95610 11264

(1) MNJ Institute: S.Chavaly 93900 04190, (2) Basavatarakam: R.Hormusjee 98495 00056
(3) Rashtra Sant Tukdoji: Khushroo Poacha 95610 11264

sevakitchen.org

Kochi

Karunyavarsham

Free meals are served to patients and attending family members at Cochin Cancer Research Centre and Government Hospital, Kalamassery. Over 1.50 Lakh meals are served each year. Have established a kitchen in the Hospital premises.

MNRA 134, Mavelinagar, Changampuzha Nagar P.O., Kochi 682033

94463 15690, 94471 95690, 944463 35690, 0484-297 2490

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Lucknow

'Prasadam Sewa' by Vijay Sri Foundation

Provide wholesome and nutritious food to patients and caretakers in the hospitals of Lucknow.

Vishal Singh

99358 88887

Mumbai

'MealMate' Programme of Access Life Assistance Foundation

Under this programme, cancer-afflicted kids acommodated at their 5 childhood cancer centres are fed balanced meals. Each meal consists of chapatis, cooked vegetables, dal, and rice. In addition, nutritional supplements & food grains are supplied to enable community cooking at the accommodation.

80802 22377

Addresses of the childhood cancer care centres

Mumbai

'Product Drive' of The Helping Hands Foundation

Following items are presented once a month to children undergoing treatment in Paediatrics ward of Tata Memorial Hospital: Diapers, milk powder, biscuits, Alpenliebe lollipops, walnuts & almonds, roasted packets, chocolate eclairs, small bouncing balls, small toy cars and colouring books with felt pens etc.

81698 07621 (10:30 am to 6 pm only)

www.helpinghandsindia.in

Mumbai

Annam

Provide nutritional supplements to children with cancer: 225 children at St Jude India Childcare Centres and 88 children at LTMG Sion Hospital. The supplements consist of milk, eggs, bananas, shakti bites etc.

Knowledge Center, Street No. 17, MIDC, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400093

Deepak Kurdia

022-6102 1123

www.annam.org.in

Mumbai

Free Lunch Tiffins by R K Charitable Trust

If information is given to the Trust, free lunch tiffins will be provided daily to patients & relatives at the following hospitals: Jaslok, Saifee, Bombay, Nair and J.J.

17-D, Nisarga Apt, Near IDBI bank, Mahavir Nagar, Kandivali West, Mumbai 400067

Kalpesh Lodha: 99672 36006, Manoj Patwari: 98206 45070, Amrat Jain: 90293 73751

Mumbai

ImPaCCT Foundation

With focus on childhood cancers, they provide nutrition to every child coming to TMH by means of mid-day meals, healthy snacks, proteins and calorie rich supplements.

Pediatric Oncology, Room No: 82, Main Building, Gr Floor, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012

Shalini Jatia, Secretary

91678 80255, 022-2417 7220

www.impacctfoundation.com

Mumbai

Jeevan Jyot Cancer Relief & Care Trust

Provides free lunch & dinner (hot sabzi, roti, dal & rice) to patients and their families outside 4 major hospitals in Mumbai - Tata Memorial, JJ, St George & Cama. Many of these patients come from rural areas and live on the pavements outside the hospital.

3/9, Kondaji Chawl, Jerbai Wadia Road, Parel, Mumbai 400012

Harakhchand Sawla

1800-225-848, 022-2415 3453, 2412 5848

jeevanjyot.in

Mumbai

Sri Vardhman Jagruti Yuvak Mandal

Each morning at 7.30 am, cancer patients and their families living on pavement outside Tata Hospital are served packets of milk, freshly made chapatis and fruits like bananas, apples and sweet lime. Hot breakfast items such as dal rice, khichdi and lapsi are also served on a rotational basis each day. Over 600 people benefit daily.

Acharya Donde Marg. Opp. Wadia Hospital, Parel, Mumbai

98202 01708

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Mumbai

Surana Charitable Trust

The Trust serves dinner every day to about 250 patients and family members who live in temporary shelters on the footpath, in the vicinity of Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel. The fresh hot meals include chapatis, a fruit, some rice and sabzi, and on some days, either kadhi or pulao.

Dr Prince Surana, CEO

022-3378 3378, 2775 0000, 2802 2121

suranahospital.in

Patna

'Free Meals Project' (Anjaneya Aharika) of Mahavir Cancer Sansthan (MCS)

Breakfast, lunch & dinner are provided free of cost to poor cancer patients and at subsidised rates for their attendants.

MCS premises, Phulwarisharif, Patna 801505

0612-225 0127, 225 3956, 322 2583, 70914 90890

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Pune

Foodbank of 'Prashanti Cancer Care Mission'

Most of the cancer patients are not able to afford a decent square meal nor can they maintain personal hygiene due to lack of soap etc. Please donate food articles like wheat, jowar, bajra, cooking oil, sugar, and pulses as well as articles of personal hygiene like toothpastes, washing soap, bathing soaps.

Flat Nos.1 & 2, Kapil Vastu, (Near Ratna Memorial Hospital), S B Road, Pune 411016

020-2565 6110, 2565 0269

www.prashanticancercare.org/foodbank.html

Shimla

Almighty Blessings (NGO)

Have set up a canteen at Regional Cancer Hospital, Shimla. Tea, biscuits, soup, daliya and dal-chawal are served free of cost daily to patients and their attendants. A second canteen has been opened at Kamala Nehru Hospital, Shimla.

Sarbjeet Singh 'Bobby'

94180 61000, 94180 26572, 0177-280 6100

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Trivandrum

Pallium India

They support poor families with terminally-ill patients by providing monthly a kit costing about ₹1000/- containing 5 kg rice, sugar, tea and groceries. Donation of Rs 1,000 or Rs 6,000 or Rs 12,000 will help a family for 1 month, 6 months or 12 months respectively.

Aisha Memorial Hospital Building, Manacaud P.O., Paruthikkuzhy, Thiruvananthapuram 695009 Kerala, India.

97467 45497, 93872 96889

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