Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) and The Cherian Foundation have partnered to provide free, premium natural human hair wigs to cancer patients who are economically disadvantaged, addressing hair loss caused by treatment. The outlets report that 500 wigs, valued at about ₹1.5 crore, are being distributed at no cost.
TMC’s Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai is described as the nodal centre for receiving, coordinating and distributing the wigs across TMC’s network of cancer institutes. The coverage includes patients treated at facilities in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, Guwahati, and Varanasi. Both reports frame the initiative as part of broader cancer care focused on quality of life and dignity, since chemotherapy-related hair loss can be emotionally difficult and wigs made from natural human hair can be expensive for low-income families.
While the reported details focus on the number of wigs, funding value, and distribution through TMC centres, the outlets also highlight the foundation’s longer-running “Gift Hair Gift Confidence” effort, which aims to mobilise hair donors and donate wigs through partner hospitals nationwide. No differing claims about the core purpose or partnership are presented across the sources provided.
