- File Photo

KARACHI: The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), with a view to facilitating kidney patients, has opened its first satellite dialysis centre in the central district.

The centre has been established in close collaboration with the All Pakistan Women Association (APWA) and named as the SIUT-APWA Akram Khatoon Medical Centre.

With 10 dialysis machines already operational, it is expected to conduct over 7,000 dialysis sessions annually. The existing premises was generously given by APWA and renovated and refurbished by the SIUT. It also houses a water purification plant, an essential requisite for dialysis.APWA President Laila Haroon Sarfaraz said that the centre was of a great benefit to the residents of district central and west and would save patients’ commuting time and cost.

Initially the facility was set up by APWA as a maternity home along with an outpatient department but it was taken over by a law-enforcement agency and finally returned to the APWA only a few years ago.

The national executive committee of APWA took the decision to run the premises in collaboration with the SIUT which would provide people  free-of-charge and quality health services without compromising their dignity.

At the inauguration, Ms Sarfaraz thanked Dr Adib-ul- Hasan Rizvi and his team and said that this great effort would be of immense benefit to kidney patients in all the surrounding areas.

Dr Rizvi thanked Ms Sarfaraz and APWA for taking the initiative and creating the opportunity to enhance patient welfare.

It is estimated that almost 20,000 people suffer from end-stage renal failure every year in Pakistan.—APP

Opinion

Editorial

System failure
Updated 12 Nov, 2024

System failure

Relevant institutions often treat right to internet connectivity with the same disdain as they do civil and political rights.
Narrowing the gap
12 Nov, 2024

Narrowing the gap

PERHAPS a pat on the back is in order for the ECP. Together with Nadra, it has made visible efforts to reduce...
Back on their feet
12 Nov, 2024

Back on their feet

A STIRRING comeback in the series has ended Pakistan’s 22-year wait for victory against world champions Australia....
Time to deliver
Updated 11 Nov, 2024

Time to deliver

Pakistan must display a serious commitment to climate change adaptation and mitigation at home.
Smaller government
11 Nov, 2024

Smaller government

THE IMF bailout programme has put the government under pressure to curtail its spending, especially current...
Unsafe inheritance
11 Nov, 2024

Unsafe inheritance

DESPITE regulations, the troubling practice of robbing women of their rightful inheritance — the culprits are ...