KOLKATA: Three cancer survivors who beat the terminal disease but were left jobless and exhausted all their resources to fund their treatment were provided employment by a city private hospital on Thursday – the eve of World Cancer Day. This will help set a precedent and encourage others to employ cancer survivors who are often left without jobs and income even after they recover, said the hospital authorities who plan to employ more cancer survivors.
Former hospital employee Rima Ray, construction firm employee Bimal Saha, along with Surajit Mridha who survived on odd jobs were employed by Medica Superspecialty Hospital on Thursday. While Rima, a breast cancer survivor, will now work as a patient coordinator, Saha and Mridha have joined as housekeeping staff.
