In August 2022, Prime Minister of India inaugurated Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital in _____.

The correct answer is Mohali.

Key Points 

• The Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, in Mohali, Punjab on August 24, 2022. 
• The Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre was built at a cost of over Rs 660 crore.
• The hospital was constructed by Tata Memorial Centre, an aided institute under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.
• The hospital is a tertiary care facility with a 300-bed capacity and is equipped with modern facilities to treat all types of cancers using every available treatment modality like Surgery, Radiotherapy and Medical Oncology - Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, and Bone marrow transplant.
• During the inauguration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the importance of developing health services to make India a developed nation, and how modern hospitals and facilities for treatment could result in a quicker recovery for patients and channel their energy in the right direction.
• Reaching out to cancer patients and their families during the inauguration, PM Modi encouraged them not to be scared of cancer but to fight it, citing examples of many people who have defeated the disease.
• The Prime Minister shared that holistic healthcare has been placed among the top priorities in the country in the last eight years, with more than 200 new medical colleges being built in the country since 2014, increasing the total from less than 400 to over 600. Additionally, over 1.50 lakh health and wellness centres are being set up in the country, of which 1.25 lakh have already started functioning.
• The inauguration was attended by notable figures such as Punjab Governor BL Purohit, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Union Minister Jitendra Singh, and Congress MP from Anandpur Sahib Manish Tewari.