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Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy intervened connected Friday (February 6, 2026), to guarantee contiguous aesculapian attraction for a two-year-old kid from Hyderabad diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, directing officials to widen afloat authorities support.
According to a station by the Telangana Chief Minister’s Office connected X, the Chief Minister responded aft being informed astir the information of the child, Phinehas, who is suffering from B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a signifier of bony marrow cancer. He instructed officials to instrumentality urgent steps truthful that the kid receives the required aesculapian attraction without delay.
The lawsuit was highlighted by Hyderabad-based societal activistic Robin Zaccheus, who posted an entreaty connected X connected February 5 seeking urgent assistance. He said the kid had begun chemotherapy astatine Little Stars Hospital, but the afloat people of attraction would outgo ₹12 lakh, which the Below Poverty Line household could not afford. “Doctors had indicated a 90% cure complaint if attraction continued urgently,” helium said.
Following the Chief Minister’s directions, officials contacted the household and advised that the kid beryllium admitted to Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute. The State authorities volition carnivore the outgo of treatment. The Chief Minister besides stated that a Letter of Credit would beryllium issued to facilitate the process and forestall immoderate fiscal hurdles.
