Bengal plans tie-up with London cerebral palsy institute

Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) In a bid to boost healthcare facilities for children with developmental disorders, the West Bengal government is planning to set up a centre of excellence here in collaboration with London School for Children with Cerebral Palsy, sources said Friday.

The project, expected to take off in the next financial year, would come up on the campus of the B.C. Roy Memorial Hospital for Children at Narkeldanga in the eastern part of the city.

It would help treat children with impairment of speech, cognition etc. that form the spectrum of developmental disorders.