The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute

The Gujarat Cancer Society (GCS) was established in 1960 with donation of 5000 rupees as seed money collected from a charity cultural event organized by Inner Wheel Club of Ahmedabad (Rotary Club). The then Governor of Gujarat, H.E. Mehndi Nawab Jung suggested to utilize the donation money as seed value for establishing a cancer hospital in Ahmedabad under Gujarat Cancer Society. Later on with a donation of 55000 £ from Shri M P Shah, a philanthropist from London, and leasing of land from Govt. of Gujarat jointly germinated the seed into M. P. Shah Cancer Hospital in the year 1962, which later metamorphosed over years in 1972 and evolved into an institution of national and international repute as The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI). It was started as a small nucleus of 40 indoor patients ultimately expanded to 650 beds with all modern facilities of cancer treatment. It is an exceptional and most successful example of Public Private Partnership (PPP) model depicting a symbiosis between State Government, Non-Government Organization – GCS.